Valid Names Results

Tecaspis fiorii (Leonardi, 1913) (Diaspididae: Tecaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Lepidosaphes fiorii Leonardi 1913a: 35-38. Type data: ERITREA: on Rhus aztechesan. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Portici: Dipartimento de Entomologia e Zoologia Agraria di Portici, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy; accepted valid name Illustr.
Chionaspis fiorii (Leonardi, 1913); Lindinger 1932c: 203. change of combination
Tecaspis fiorii (Leonardi, 1913); De Lotto 1967a: 117. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Anacardiaceae

Rhus | Leonar1913a
Searsia glutinosa | DeLott1967a | ssp. abyssinica (= Rhus abyssinica)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Eritrea | Leonar1913a

Keys

Remarks

Systematics: Hall (1946a) lists the combination Lepidosaphes fiorii, but states that it is "indeterminate, not Lepidosaphes."
Structure: Female scale elongate, almost parallel. Larva body oval. Adult female elongate (Leonardi, 1913a).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Leonardi (1913a).

Illustrations

Citations

Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 49
DeLott1967a: distribution, host, 117
Hall1946a: distribution, taxonomy, 549
Leonar1913a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 35-38
Lindin1932c: taxonomy, 203