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Targionia yuccarum (Cockerell, 1898) (Diaspididae: Targionia)

Nomenclatural History

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 7 | Genera: 14

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 2

Keys

Remarks

  • Structure: Scale of the female circular or suboval, about 2.75 mm in diameter; slightly convex; dark brown; rough and concentrically wrinkled; blackish towards the middle; but the central part, covering the exuviae, covered by a large round patch of white secretion; when this is rubbed off, the exuviae are exposed, shining black subcentral; there is a thick ventral scale thick; young female scales appear entirely white, or, when rubbed, white with a black spot. Male scale elongate, brown, with the exuvia at one end covered by white secretion (Cockerell, 1898m).
  • Biology: Occurring on the stems or frequently on the roots of the host (Ferris, 1938a).
  • General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1919a, 1938a).

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