Valid Names Results

Tecaspis umtalii (Hall, 1929) (Diaspididae: Tecaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chionaspis (Phenacaspis) visci umtalii Hall 1929a: 370-371. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Umtali, Christmas Pass, on Allophyllus sp., 06/06/1928. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Tecaspis umtalii (Hall, 1929); Hall 1946a: 538. change of combination
• Tekaspis umtalii; Lindinger 1957: 552. misspelling of genus name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hall1946a: pp.538 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Tecaspis]

Remarks

• Structure: Mounted adult female elongate, tapering anteriorly; prosoma membranous at full maturity. Median lobes well developed, slightly broader than long, separated by a distance roughly equal to the width of one of them, yoked basally by a very distinct sclerotized band (Munting, 1973).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1973).

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