Valid Names Results

Oceanaspidiotus nendeanus Williams & Watson, 1988 (Diaspididae: Oceanaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Oceanaspidiotus nendeanus Williams & Watson 1988: 188. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Island, on sweet potato vine Ipomoea batatas; collected iii, 1983. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WilliaWa1988: pp.188 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale subcircular; convex; light to mid-brown, with paler secretion covering yellow-brown subcentral exuviae. Male scale similar to female scale, but smaller and elongate-oval (Williams & Watson, 1988).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams & Watson (1988).

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