Valid Names Results

Russellaspis proteae (Giliomee & Munting, 1968) (Asterolecaniidae: Russellaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Asterolecanium proteae Giliomee & Munting 1968: 221. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Prince Alfred Hamlet district, on Protea sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Russellaspis proteae (Giliomee & Munting, 1968); Giliomee & Kozar 2008: 284. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Proteaceae

Protea | GiliomKo2008 GiliomMu1968

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

South Africa | GiliomKo2008 GiliomMu1968

Keys

Hodgso2020: pp.181-182 ( Adult (M) ) [Asterolecaniidae]
GiliomKo2008: pp.285 ( Adult (F) ) [Soyrh African species of Russellaspis]

Remarks

General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Giliomee and Munting (1968). Description and illustration of adult male by Giliomee and Munting (1968).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDovGi2014: catalog, 230
Giliom2001: distribution, taxonomy, 87
GiliomKo2008: distribution, host, taxonomy, 284
GiliomMu1968: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 222-229
Hodgso2020: key, 181
HodgsoMi2002IMa: phylogeny, taxonomy, 511