Bambusaspis bambusae (Boisduval)

Hodgson, Chris J. & Łagowska, Bozena, 2011, New scale insect (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) records from Fiji: three new species, records of several new invasive species and an updated checklist of Coccoidea, Zootaxa 2766, pp. 1-29 : 15

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.205749
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6193142
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scientific name	Bambusaspis bambusae (Boisduval)
status

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This species is fairly widespread in the tropical South Pacific ( Williams & Watson, 1990). This is the first confirmed record of this species from Fiji. It was quite abundant on the leaves of Bambusa sp., at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, 13.vii.2009.

References

Williams, D. J. & Watson, G. W. (1990) The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 3. The Soft Scales (Coccidae) and other families. CAB International Institute of Entomology, London. 267 pp.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Asterolecaniidae
Genus	Bambusaspis

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