Valid Names Results

Melanaspis tricuspis Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanaspis tricuspis Ferris 1941d: 368. Type data: MEXICO: State of Colima, Manzanillo, on undetermined woody vine.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (DeitzDa1986,84). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DeitzDa1986: pp.12-15 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1943: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1942: pp.36 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female circular; quite high convex; black. Male scale not recognized (Ferris, 1941d).
• Biology: Occurring on the branches. Scales buried in the bark (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1941d) and by Deitz & Davidson (1986).

Illustrations

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