Valid Names Results
Semelaspidus mangiferae Takahashi, 1939 (Diaspididae: Semelaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Semelaspidus mangiferae Takahashi 1939d: 341. Type data: PHILIPPINES: on Mangifera indica.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera indica | Takaha1939d Willia1957a
- Moraceae
- Ficus | Beards1966
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Philippines | Takaha1939d Willia1957a
- Taiwan | Tao1999
Keys
- WeiFe2010: pp.308 ( ) [Key to species of the genus Semelaspidus (Adult female)]
- Willia1957a: pp.42 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale black, slightly brownish, not shiny; thick; subcircular or elliptic, about 1.0 mm long; convex dorsally; marginal area of venter not separated from the host; larval skins at the center, or at the apex of convex dorsum (Takahashi, 1939d) .
- Biology: Occurring on upper surfaces of the leaves along the midrib (Takahashi, 1939b).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Takahashi (1939d). The species was not studied within the revision of the Selenaspidus complex by Mamet (1958b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 786-787
- Borchs1966: catalog, 236
- Chou1985: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 253-254
- KondoKa1995a: distribution, host, 97-98
- Takaha1939d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 341-343
- Tao1999: distribution, host, taxonomy, 117
- WeiFe2010: taxonomy, 308
- Willia1957a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 39-40
