Valid Names Results

Voraspis ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904) (Diaspididae: Voraspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chionaspis (Phenacaspis) ceratoniae Marchal 1904b: 452-454. Type data: ALGERIA: Algiers, on Ceratonia siliqua, 1902, by Trabut. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Chionaspis ceratoniae Marchal, 1904; Trabut 1911: 61. change of combination
• Phenacaspis ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904); MacGillivray 1921: 350. change of combination
• Trichomytilus ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904); Lindinger 1933a: 165. change of combination
• Polyaspis ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904); Balachowsky 1954e: 362. change of combination
• Voraspis ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904); Balachowsky 1954e: 362. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Balach1954e: pp.358 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Voraspis]
• Balach1932d: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Mediterrean species of Chionaspis] Key as: Chionaspis ceratoniae
• MacGil1921: pp.350 ( ) [Key to species of Phenacaspis]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale white, opaque, mytiliform with weak concentric striations. Adult female oblong. Pygidium with median lobes separated from each other by a space equal or larger than their width and placed on the side of a shallow notch in the shape of arch; their internal edges divergent and barely crenulated. 2nd lobes are bilobed, with the external lobe much less developed than internal lobe. 3rd lobes are very slight or absent (Marchal, 1904b).
• Economic Importance: Miller & Davidson (1990) list this insect as a pest.
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Balachowsky (1954e).

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