Valid Names Results
Selenaspidus spinosus Laing, 1929 (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Selenaspidus spinosus Laing 1929a: 497. Type data: SIERRA LEONE: Kogbotana, on banana.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Euphorbiaceae
- Suregada procera | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a | (= Gelonium procerum)
- Musaceae
- Musa | Borchs1966 Laing1929a Mamet1958a
- Sapotaceae
- Synsepalum brevipes | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a | (= Pachystela brevipes)
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Encyrtidae
- Coccidencyrtus | Prinsl1983
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Kenya | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Sierra Leone | Borchs1966 Laing1929a Mamet1958a
Keys
- Mamet1962: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale not observed (Laing, 1929a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Laing (1929a) and by Mamet (1958a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1948b: taxonomy, 269
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 781
- Borchs1966: catalog, 256
- ChuaWo1990: distribution, economic importance, host, 548
- Hargre1937: distribution, economic importance, host, 505-520
- Laing1929a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 497-498
- Lindin1943b: taxonomy, 264
- Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 401-402
- Prinsl1983: biological control, distribution, 27
- SchneiFiNo2019: key, taxonomy, 93
- Watson2021: distribution, 524
