Valid Names Results
Torosaspis cedricola (Balachowsky & Alkan, 1956) (Diaspididae: Torosaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Acanthomytilus cedricola Balachowsky & Alkan 1956: 320. Type data: TURKEY: Gaziantep, gardens at the Institut des Rescherches Agronomiques de Gizantep (alt 900m), on Cedrus libanotica, 1956, by B. Alkan.. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Torosaspis cedricola (Balachowsky & Alkan, 1956); Ülgentürk & Kozár 2011: 67. change of combination
- Torasaspis cedricola; Kaymak & Yaşar 2017: 48. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Cupressaceae
- Cupressus | UlgentKo2011
- Pinaceae
- Cedrus atlantica | UlgentDo2019
- Cedrus deodara | UlgentDo2019
- Cedrus libani | BalachAl1956 UlgentKo2011 | (= Cedrus libanotica libani)
Foes:
Families: 4 | Genera: 8
- Aphelinidae
- Aphytis | UlgentErKa2008
- Diaspiniphagus moeris | DostbiUl2016
- Coccinellidae
- Adalia bipunctata | DostbiUl2016
- Chilocorus bipustulatus | DostbiUl2016
- Exochomus quadripustulatus | DostbiUl2016
- Harmonia quadripunctata | DostbiUl2016
- Cybocephalidae
- Cybocephalus fodori minor | DostbiUl2016
- Torymidae
- Megastigmus schimitscheki | Acatay1961
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Iran | Moghad2013a
- Turkey | BalachAl1956 KaymakYa2017
Keys
- UlgentKo2011: pp.67 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Torosaspis species]
Remarks
- Systematics: This species is morphologically similar to two other species on conifers Lepidosaphes juniperi Lindinger and Acanthomytilus farsianus Balachowsky & Kaussari (Balachowsky & Alkan, 1956).
- Economic Importance: Even though Cedrus libani has high adaptability and high survival rate, high populations of T. cedricola have a very harmful effect on the trees, especially young cedar trees in parks and gardens in Ankara. High levels of Sulphur dioxide and dust limited the activities of natural enemies in urban planting of cedar. The very thin and small cedar scale is often difficult to detect on cedar needles, therefore it is many times too late to apply treatments for control once they are discovered. (Dostbil and Ülgentürk, 2016)
Illustrations
Citations
- Acatay1961: biological control, distribution, host, illustration, 5, 6
- BalachAl1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 320-323
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 68
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 173
- DostbiUl2016: biology, ecology, life cycle, 163-170
- KaymakYa2017: distribution, host, taxonomy, 48
- KozarWa1985: catalog, taxonomy, 81
- Moghad2004: distribution, host, 28
- Takagi1970: taxonomy, 25
- UlgentDo2019: distribution, host, 484
- UlgentErYa2022: distribution, host, S121
- UlgentKo2011: structure, taxonomy, 63
- UlgentOzMu2019: distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, 52, 57, 58
