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Aspidiella hartii (ubi scale; Yam scale)

Synonyms: Aspidiella hartii; Aspidiotus hartii; Aspidiotus hartii luntii; Aspidiotus luntii; Gonaspidiotus hartii

Prey / Diet

Colocasia sculenta <Unverified Name>[1]
Curcuma longa (common turmeric)[1]
Cyperus odoratus (fragrant flatsedge)[1]
Dioscorea alata (water yam)[1]
Ipomoea batatas ('uala)[1]
Portulaca oleracea (akulikuli-kula)[1]
Zingiber officinale (Ginger)[1]

Predators

Adelencyrtus moderatus[1]

Distribution

New Caledonia, Philippines, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu (=New Hebrides), Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Saint Croix, Puerto Rico & Vieques Island, Côte d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast), Papua New Guinea, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Mauritius;

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Citations

Species recognized by Ben-Dov Y., Miller, German & Gimpel, , ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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