Valid Names Results
Selenaspidus malzyi Balachowsky, 1954 (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Selenaspidus malzyi Balachowsky 1954: 58. Type data: CAMEROON: 10km North of Guider and 100km South of Maroua, on Tamarindus indica.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera indica | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Apocynaceae
- Nerium oleander | BalachMa1970
- Fabaceae
- Tamarindus indica | Balach1954 Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Cameroon | Balach1954 Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Mauritania | BalachMa1970
- Sudan | Balach1954 Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Scale of female, circular, a little convex, pure white in colour, with larval exuviae central, brownish-mahogany-red; diameter about 2.1 mm. Scale of male not observed (Balachowsky, 1954; Mamet 1958a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1954) and by Mamet (1958a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 58-60
- BalachMa1970: distribution, host, 1080
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 777
- Borchs1966: catalog, 255
- Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 389-390
