Valid Names Results

Ritsemia pupifera Lichtenstein, 1879 (Pseudococcidae: Ritsemia)

Nomenclatural History

• Ritsemia pupifera Lichtenstein 1879: 388. Type data: FRANCE: Southern France, on Ulmus campestris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name
• Ripersia pupifera (Lichtenstein, 1879); Fernald 1903b: 119. change of combination
• Physococcus nana Hadzibejli 1957a: 102. nomen nudum
• Physococcus nanus Hadzibejli 1958: 904. Type data: REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA: Gardaban District, Mtavari-arkhi, on Ulmus suberosa. Syntypes, both sexes, Type depository: Yerevan: Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenia; junior synonym (discovered by KozarVi1980G, 98).
• Ritsemia pupifera Lichtenstein, 1879; Ben-Dov 1994: 477. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

• elm bark scale KosztaKo1988F

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Structure: Female body broadly oval, 1-2 mm long; in old female, body round, strongly sclerotized, glossy. Antennae 7-8 segmented. Males nymph-like, wingless, without mouthparts and anal opening, but (in contast to nymphs and females) without claw denticle and with pointed caw digitules. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2014)
• Biology: Living in the bark crevices of elm. Life history discussed by Kosztarab & Kozár (1988F). Parasites in Palaearctic region discussed by Trjapitzin (1989).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Hadzibejli (1958), Ter-Grigorian (1973) (both as P. nanus), Kozár & Vinis (1980G), Hadzibejli (1983) and by Kosztarab & Kozár (1988F). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992). Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Hadzibejli (1958) (as P. nanus). Good description of the adult male given by Kozár & Vinis (1980G). Good description and illustration of immature stages given by Kozár & Vinis (1980G). Good description of the immature stages given by Hadzibejli(1958) & Ter-Grigorian (1973) (both as P. nanus.

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