Valid Names Results

Selenaspidus antsingyi Mamet, 1950 (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)

Nomenclatural History

Selenaspidus antsingyi Mamet 1950: 37. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Antsingy Nord, 63 km. East of Maintirano, on inner basis of leaves of Dracaena sp.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Asparagaceae

Dracaena | Borchs1966 Mamet1950 Mamet1958a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Madagascar | Borchs1966 Mamet1950 Mamet1958a

Keys

Mamet1958a: pp.365-366 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

Structure: Scale of female, subcircular, flattish, white to very pale ochreous, more or less transparent; exuviae subcentral, pale golden yellow, obscured by secretion. Scale of male not observed (Mamet, 1950).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1950, 1958a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDovGe2003: catalog, 762
Borchs1966: catalog, 253
Mamet1950: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37-38
Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 368-370