Valid Names Results

Selenaspidus eritreae Mamet, 1958 (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)

Nomenclatural History

• Selenaspidus eritreae Mamet 1958a: 376. Type data: ERITREA: Dogali surroundings, on Cadabra rotundifolia; collected by G. De Lotto, 14.ii.1948.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

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

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of female, circular, straw-coloured to pale brownish, low convex; exuviae central, pale golden yellow, obscured by secretion; diameter about 1.5 mm. Scale of male not observed (Mamet 1958a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1958a).

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