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Melanaspis Vilardeboi
''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * ''Melanaspis aristotelesi'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1944 (Brazil) * ''Melanaspis arnaldoi'' (Costa Lima, 1924) (Brazil) * ''Melanaspis artemisiae'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * ''Melanaspis arundinariae'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States) * ''Melanaspis bolivari'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * ''Melanaspis bondari'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1943 (Brazil) * ''Melanaspis bromiliae'' (Leonardi, 1899) (ananas scale) * ''Melanaspis calura'' (Cockerell, 1898) * ''Melanaspis casuarinae'' Mamet, 1954 (Madagascar) * ''Melanaspis chrysobalani'' (Leonardi, 1914) (Africa) * ''Melanaspis coccolobae'' Ferris, 1943 (the Americas) * ''Melanaspis corticosa'' (Brain, 1919) (South African Obscure Scale) (Mozambique, Guinea, South Africa, Zimbabwe) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaspididae
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal instars and sometimes faecal matter and fragments of the host plant. These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is so robust and firmly attached to the host plant, the scale often persists long after the insect has died. Some African Diaspididae are attended by ants of genus '' Melissotarsus''. The ants appear to consume the armored scales because Diaspididae are completely naked when ant-attended; the ant nest itself remains completely hidden under the bark of the tree. Selected species Well-known sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanaspis Deliquescens
''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis aristotelesi'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1944 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis arnaldoi'' (Costa Lima, 1924) (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis artemisiae'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis arundinariae'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States) * '' Melanaspis bolivari'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Melanaspis bondari'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1943 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis bromiliae'' (Leonardi, 1899) (ananas scale) * '' Melanaspis calura'' (Cockerell, 1898) * '' Melanaspis casuarinae'' Mamet, 1954 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis chrysobalani'' (Leonardi, 1914) (Africa) * '' Melanaspis coccolobae'' Ferris, 1943 (the Americas) * '' Melanaspis corticosa'' (Brain, 1919) (South African Obscure Scale) (Mozambique, Guinea, South Africa, Zi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanaspis Glomerata
''Melanaspis glomerata'', the sugarcane scale or black scale, is a species of armoured scale insect in the family Diaspididae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent where it is a serious pest of sugarcane. Description When first hatched, the nymphs are known as "crawlers" and move to other parts of the plant, particularly the young growth beneath the leaf sheaths. This is the only life cycle stage that is mobile because other stages pierce the plant tissues with their mouthparts and remain in one place. Female insects are roughly circular, the soft body being concealed under a slightly convex, greyish-brown or blackish test or scale. Male insects have a smaller, more oval test. Distribution ''Melanaspis glomerata'' occurs in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Ecology The primary host of ''Melanaspis glomerata'' is '' Saccharum officinarum'' (sugarcane). The insect is very small and the main evidence of its presence is greyish patches on the midribs of the leaves and on the stem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanaspis Fucata
''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis aristotelesi'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1944 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis arnaldoi'' (Costa Lima, 1924) (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis artemisiae'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis arundinariae'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States) * '' Melanaspis bolivari'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Melanaspis bondari'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1943 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis bromiliae'' (Leonardi, 1899) (ananas scale) * '' Melanaspis calura'' (Cockerell, 1898) * '' Melanaspis casuarinae'' Mamet, 1954 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis chrysobalani'' (Leonardi, 1914) (Africa) * '' Melanaspis coccolobae'' Ferris, 1943 (the Americas) * '' Melanaspis corticosa'' (Brain, 1919) (South African Obscure Scale) (Mozambique, Guinea, South Africa, Zi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |