Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus opertus (De Lotto, 1957) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aonidia operta De Lotto 1957: 225. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on branches of Ficus hochstetteri.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
• Diaspidiotus opertus (De Lotto, 1957); Normark, et al. 2019: 60. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Structure: Scale of female represented by larval and nymphal exuviae only, moderately convex; colour black; diameter up to 2.5 mm. Fresh specimens covered by a thin film of whitish wax. Scale of male elongate with subapical exuvia; dirty white; length up to 1.4 mm. (De Lotto, 1957).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by De Lotto (1957).

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