Aspidiella hartii ( Cockerell, 1895 )

Mille, Christian, Henderson, Rosa C., Cazères, Sylvie & Jourdan, Hervé, 2016, Checklist of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) of New Caledonia, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 129-176 : 136

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2016n2a1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4579114
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scientific name	Aspidiella hartii ( Cockerell, 1895 )
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Aspidiella hartii ( Cockerell, 1895) View in CoL

Aspidiotus hartii Cockerell, 1895: 7 View in CoL .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — La Foa County (Pocquereux Valley), 18.X.2006, on tubercules of Dioscorea spp., C. Mille coll., Rosa C. Henderson det. ( NZAC); Loyalty Islands (Maré) (Hnahneice), on tubercules of Dioscorea ? alata , 10.07.2013, S. Tron coll., S. Cazères det. ( CXMNC); Lifou Island, same host, 23.VIII.2013, S. Tron coll., S. Cazères det. ( CXMNC).

PUBLISHED RECORDS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Cohic (1956, 1958a).

DISTRIBUTION IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Everywhere.

OTHER RECORDS. — Australasia, West Indies, Pacific Ocean, Western Africa, South-East Asia, Indian Ocean, Micronesia, North America.

HOST- PLANTS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Dioscorea spp. (Yam).

NOTES. — Can be a problem on yam cuttings during conservation and before planting. Cohic (1958a) noted that it was only known from the Isle of Pines and Loyalty Islands, but today it is widespread within the whole archipelago, most likely due to numerous exchanges of yam cuttings for planting and during traditional customary ceremonies.