Definition of Aspidiotus

1. Noun. A genus of Diaspididae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Aspidiotus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Diaspididae, Family Diaspididae
Member holonyms: Aspidiotus Perniciosus, San Jose Scale

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspidiotus

Aspergillus acid proteinase
Aspergillus clavatus
Aspergillus fumigatus metalloproteinase
Aspergillus oryzae carboxyl proteinase
Aspergillus terreus
Asperula
Asperula odorata
Asperula tinctoria
Asphodelaceae
Asphodeline
Asphodeline lutea
Asphodelus
Aspiculuris tetraptera
Aspidelaps
Aspidelaps lubricus
Aspidiotus (current term)
Aspidiotus perniciosus
Aspidistra elatio
Aspidophoroides
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
Aspie
Aspinwall
Aspis
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Asplenium billotii
Asplenium bradleyi
Asplenium ceterach
Asplenium montanum

Literary usage of Aspidiotus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"Aspidiotus californicus Col. Pinus sabiniana, P. ponderosa, P. lambertiana, ... Under lichens on Abies concolor, Libocedrus decurrens. Aspidiotus ..."

2. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Sciences by Davenport Academy of Sciences (1904)
"On page 426 Fitch describes the Circular Bark louse, Aspidiotus circularis ... Under these circumstances, the name Aspidiotus circularis cannot be taken up, ..."

3. Monograph of the Coccidæ of the British Isles by Robert Newstead (1901)
"Aspidiotus nerii, Bouche; Schadl. Gart. Ins., 1833 —52. Aspidiotus palmar-urn ... 96. Aspidiotus ilicis, Signoret; Essai, p. 97, pI. iv, figs. Aspidiotus ..."

4. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1906)
"1. — Upper surface of female scale 2.—Lower surface of same. 3. All greatly enlarged. THE OYSTER-SHELL BARK LOUSE Aspidiotus ..."

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