Valid Names Results

Tecaspis sinoiae (Hall, 1928) (Diaspididae: Tecaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chionaspis sinoiae Hall 1928: 281-283. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Sinoia, on undetermined host, 22/09/1927. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Tecaspis sinoiae (Hall, 1928); Hall 1946a: 537. change of combination
• Tekaspis sinoiae; Lindinger 1957: 552. misspelling of genus name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hall1946a: pp.537 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Tecaspis]

Remarks

• Structure: Mature adult female elongate, narrow anteriorly, about 2.0 mm long. Prosoma membranous. Median lobes well developed, scalloped along their apical margins; second lobes very much smaller, indistinctly bilobulate, without a ventral sclerosis projecting into pygidium (Munting, 1973).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1973).

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