Valid Names Results

Pseudaspidoproctus fortis (Cockerell, 1901) (Monophlebidae: Pseudaspidoproctus)

Nomenclatural History

• Monophlebus fortis Cockerell 1901l: 224. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, Pietermaritzburg, under bark of Eucalyptus, collected Fuller.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Pseudaspidoproctus fortis (Cockerell, 1901); Morrison 1928: 223. change of combination

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Female 5.5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide; dark grey, distinctly segmented, mealy; posterior end covered with cottony secretion; sides with scattered long pale bristles; legs black (Cockerell, 1901l).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Cockerell (1901l) and by Brain (1915).

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