Valid Names Results

Tachardina oligopora Munting, 1966 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Tachardina)

Nomenclatural History

• Tachardina oligopora Munting 1966: 129. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Van Rhynsdorp District, Bitterfontein, on Struthiola ? confusa, 18.ii.1965, coll. J.H. Giliomee.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; 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]

Remarks

• Structure: Test of young adult female circular, flattened dorsally, yellow with a brownish mediodorsal area, and distinct lateral ridges. Male puparium reddish brown, and about 1.5 mm in length (Munting, 1966).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Munting (1966).

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