Aspidiotus flavus Hartig, 1839

Brunet, Bryan M. T., Raupach, Michael J., Rehage, Heinz-Otto, Havill, Nathan P. & Foottit, Robert G., 2023, Discovery of the primary aphid (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha) and scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) type specimens from the collection of Theodor Hartig (1805 - 1880), Zootaxa 5369 (1), pp. 89-116 : 96

Aspidiotus flavus Hartig, 1839

Aspidiotus flavus Hartig, 1839: 642 , ♁. SYNTYPE: 1 (895 [1.09]), Pinus .

Coccus (Aspidiotus) flavus ( Hartig, 1839) (change of combination— Ratzeburg, 1844: 195).

Diaspide flavus ( Hartig, 1839) (change of combination— Signoret, 1868: 853).

Dynaspidiotus abietis ( Schrank, 1776) (senior synonym— Fernald, 1903: 251, “ Aspidiotus abietis (Schr.) ”). Valid

Aspidiotus pini Hartig, 1839: 642 , ♀ (junior synonym— Danzig & Kerzhner, 1984: 102). SYNTYPES: 8 (893 [1.07]; 894 [1.08]; 379 [1.10]), Pinus .

Specimens. One pointed on pin 893 and three on two points on pin 894 following the “ Aspidiotus pini m. ” labels. A single pointed adult male on pin 895 and four of unknown sex on a single point on pin 379, following the “ flavus m. ” label. Specimens 893-895 were collected from pine needles on June 15, 1836 in Hasenheide , Berlin, Germany . Specimen 379 was collected on May 15, 1836 in Tiergarten , Berlin, Germany .

Remarks. We suspect that specimen 379 has been incorrectly placed within the collection as it is in clear conflict with the description for A. flavus (see under Aspidiotus pini Hartig, 1839 ).