Valid Names Results
Selenaspidus magnospinus (Newstead, 1920) (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus (Selenaspidus) articulatus magnospinus Newstead 1920: 197. Type data: UGANDA: Bufumira Isl., Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria, on the leaves of an unknown plant.. Syntypes, unknown, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Selenaspidus magnospinus (Newstead, 1920); MacGillivray 1921: 452. change of combination and rank
- Aspidiotus (Selenaspidus) magnospinus Newstead, 1920; Ferris 1941e: 45. change of combination
- Selenaspidus magnospinus (Newstead, 1920); Borchsenius 1966: 255. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Primulaceae
- Ardisia crenata | Borchs1966 Mamet1943a Mamet1949 Mamet1958a
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea | Almeid1973b
- Coffea canephora | Borchs1966 Mamet1943a Mamet1958a | (= Coffea robusta)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Angola | Almeid1973b
- Mauritius | Borchs1966 Mamet1943a Mamet1949 Mamet1958a
- Uganda | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a Newste1920
Keys
- Mamet1962: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical]
Remarks
- Structure: Scale of female subcircular, flat, pale brown in colour; exuviae subcentral; diameter about 2.5 mm. Scale of male not observed (Mamet 1958a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Newstead (1920) and by Mamet (1958a)
Illustrations
Citations
- Almeid1973b: distribution, host, 11
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 776-777
- Borchs1966: catalog, 255
- Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 45
- MacGil1921: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 451
- Mamet1943a: 168
- Mamet1949: catalog, 65
- Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 386-388
- Newste1920: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 197-198
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 226
