Valid Names Results
Russellaspis euryopis (Fuller, 1899) (Asterolecaniidae: Russellaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Asterolecanium euryopis Fuller 1899b: 818. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Tarkastad, on Euryops tenuissimus.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (GiliomKo2008,284). Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name
- Asterolecanium sp. Fuller 1899a: 94. nomen nudum (discovered by Russel1941, 88).
- Russellaspis euryopis (Fuller, 1899); Giliomee & Kozar 2008: 283. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Euryops tenuissimus | Brain1920 Fuller1899a Fuller1899b Russel1941
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- South Africa | Brain1920 Fuller1899a Fuller1899b Russel1941
Keys
- GiliomKo2008: pp.285 ( Adult (F) ) [South African species of Russellaspis]
- Russel1941: pp.12-26 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium ]
- Russel1941: pp.26-35 ( Immature (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium]
Remarks
- Economic Importance: Fuller (1899a) described the destructiveness of this insect to its host Euryops tenuissimus. Since the plant was regarded a serious weed in the Cape Province, South Africa, Fuller suggested to employ this insect as a natural control agent of the weed.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Russell (1941).
Illustrations
Citations
- Brain1920: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 113-114
- Fuller1899a: description, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 93-95
- Fuller1899b: taxonomy, 818
- Giliom2001: distribution, taxonomy, 87
- GiliomKo2008: distribution, host, taxonomy, 183-284
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 88-89,258
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 204
