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Aspidoproctus bifurcatus Thorpe, 1940 (Monophlebidae: Aspidoproctus)

Nomenclatural History

Aspidoproctus bifurcatus Thorpe 1940: 165. Type data: TANZANIA: East Usambara Mountains, Amani Cassia nodosa; collected March 1939 by W.H. Thorpe.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Fabaceae

Cassia javanica | Thorpe1940 | ssp. nodosa
Inga vera | Thorpe1940
Julbernardia globiflora | PerezGKo1992 Thorpe1940 | (= Berlinia globiflora)

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Cryptochetidae

Cryptochaetum tuberculatum | Cadahi1984

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 2

Tanzania | Thorpe1940

Zimbabwe | Thorpe1940

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Occurs on trunk and branches of leguminous trees (Thorpe, 1940).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Thorpe (1940).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 142-143
Cadahi1984: biological control, 181
Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 196
Thorpe1940: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 165-169
Thorpe1941: biological control, 131-148
Thorpe1941a: biological control, distribution, host, life history, 149-168
Watson2022: distribution, 319