Valid Names Results

Aspidaspis florenciae (Coleman, 1903) (Diaspididae: Aspidaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus florenciae Coleman 1903: 66. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Pine Ridge, on Pinus ponderosa; collected from herbarium specimens.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name
• Aspidaspis florenciae (Coleman, 1903); Ferris 1938a: 184. change of combination

Common Names

• florence scale McKenz1956

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Gill1997: pp.58-59 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of California]
• McKenz1956: pp.24 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A.: California]
• Ferris1942: pp.30 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale of rectangular shape with rounded corners, nearly semi-cylindrical, about 3 mm long, 1 mm wide; colour light slaty blue, paler at the margin; exuviae bright red, usually situated near one end, but sometimes in the middle (Coleman, 1903). Scale of the female somewhat elongate, color variable, some specimens being almost white, others with dark center and pale margins, exuviae subcentral. Scale of the male not observed (Ferris, 1938a).
• Biology: Occurring on the needles (Ferris, 1938a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1938a) and by McKenzie (1956).

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