Valid Names Results

Tachardina diclipterae Hall, 1935 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Tachardina)

Nomenclatural History

• Tachardina diclipterae Hall 1935b: 485. Type data: ZIMBABWE [=SOUTHERN RHODESIA]: Inyazura, on Dicliptera rogersii, 6.vi.1928.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Muntin1966: pp.121-122 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Tachardina in Southern Africa]
• Hall1935b: pp.477 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Tachardina in Southern Africa]

Remarks

• Biology: Found to infest the stems just below ground level and on the roots (Hall, 1935b).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hall (1935b) and supplemented by Muntin1 (1965a).

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