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Voraspis nerii (Newstead, 1895) (Diaspididae: Voraspis)

Chionaspis nerii Newstead 1895b: 234-235. Type data: ALGERIA: Constatine and Biskra Marsh, on Nerium oleander, ?/06/1894 and ?/03/1895, by A.E. Eaton. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Trichomytilus nerii (Newstead, 1895); Lindinger 1933a: 165. change of combination
Polyaspis nerii (Newstead, 1895); Lindinger 1935: 131. change of combination Notes: This is also a misspelling of the genus epithet Poliaspis.
Chionaspis ceratoniae; Lindinger 1935: 131. incorrect synonymy (discovered by Balach1954e, 362).
Voraspis nerii (Newstead, 1895); Balachowsky 1954e: 358. change of combination

Families: 4 | Genera: 4

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 4

Balach1954e: pp.358 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Voraspis]
Balach1932d: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Mediterrean species of Chionaspis] Key as: Chionaspis nerii
MacGil1921: pp.325 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Chionaspis] Key as: Chionaspis nerii

Structure: Female scale white, anterior portion sometimes dusky or straw colored. Larval and 2nd exuviae more or less yellowish-white, tinged with pale brown; 2nd exuviae distinctly raised, convex, projecting beyond the scale. Ventral scale white, very thick, complete. Male scale with exuviae white. Adult female ovate, widely rounded in front and behind. Median lobes very broad, widely separated; 2nd pair much smaller, with or without slight marginal indentations; 3rd pair triangular, but almost obsolete (Newstead, 1895b).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Balachowsky (1954e).