Valid Names Results
Tecaspis mytilaspiformis (Newstead, 1912) (Diaspididae: Tecaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chionaspis mytilaspiformis Newstead 1912: 19. Type data: NAMIBIA: Groß-Namaland, Chamis am Koankip, on Rhus lancea, ?/09/1905, by L. Schultze. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Duplachionaspis mytilaspiformis (Newstead, 1912); MacGillivray 1921: 333. change of combination
- Tecaspis mytilaspiformis (Newstead, 1912); Hall 1946a: 537. change of combination
- Tekaspis mytilaspiformis; Lindinger 1957: 552. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Anacardiaceae
- Rhus | Borchs1966
- Searsia lancea | Muntin1973 Newste1912 | (= Rhus lancea)
- Asteraceae
- Lopholaena | Muntin1973
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Namibia (=South West Africa) | Muntin1973 Newste1912
- Zimbabwe | Muntin1973
Keys
- Hall1946a: pp.537 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Tecaspis]
- MacGil1921: pp.333 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis] Key as: Duplachionaspis mytilaspiformis
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female elongate, narrowing anteriorly, about 1.5 mm long; prosoma not sclerotized. Pygidium rounded. Only median lobes well developed (Munting, 1973).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1973).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 86
- Brain1919: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 237-238
- Giliom1966: catalog, distribution, taxonomy, 425
- Hall1946a: distribution, taxonomy, 537
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 552
- MacGil1921: distribution, host, taxonomy, 333
- MunroFo1936: catalog, distribution, 79
- Muntin1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 14, 17
- Newste1912: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 19
