1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgan, 1889) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Common Name West Indian Red Scale Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141317 Image Library New Zealand Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/ Partners for New Zealand Biosecurity image library Landcare Research — Manaaki Whenua http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/ MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) West Indian Red Scale(Selenaspidus articulatus)Updated on 5/2/2014 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141317 2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Citrus produce, Coconut, Coffee beans & Kape, Cucurbitaceous produce, Fabaceous produce, Figs & Breadfruit, Grapes, Mango, Rosaceous produce, Sapindaceous produce Groups: Bugs Status: NZ - Exotic Pest Status: 0 Unknown Distribution: 0 Unknown Host Family: 0 Unknown 2.4. Other Names Aspidiotus articulatus Morgan, 1889 Aspidiotus articulatus (Morgan, 1889) Cockerell, 1897 Aspidiotus articulatus rufescens Cockerell, 1892 Aspidiotus articulatus simplex Grandpre, Charmoy, 1899 Aspidiotus articulatus simplex (Grandpre, Charmoy, 1899) Lindinger, 1909 Aspidiotus rufescens Cockerell, 1891 Aspidiotus simplex Ferris, 1941 Pseudaonidia articulata (Morgan, 1889) Malenotti, 1916 Rufous Scale Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgan, 1889) Fernald, 1903 Selenaspidus articulatus simplex (Grandpre, Charmoy, 1899) Fernald, 1903 Selenaspidus rufescens (Morgan, 1889) Borchsenius, 1966 2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult Female** About 0.85 mm long, strongly sclerotized, with a deep constriction between meso-and metathorax, dividing the semicircular prosoma from the tapering postsoma. Pygidium with median and second lobes subequal in size and similar in shape; third lobe reduced to a strongly sclerotized spine; perivulvar pores present in two groups. Scale cover of adult female circular, flat, semitransparent, grey to light brown, with margin white or yellow; subcentral exuviae yellow or brown. Scale cover of male elongate oval, smaller than that of female, lighter grey to light brown, with margin white or yellow; submarginal exuviae dark yellow. **References** - Watson, G.W. (2002). _Arthropods of Economic Importance: Diaspididae of the World_. World Biodiversity Database, CD-ROM. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2.6. References - Watson, G.W. (2002). _Arthropods of Economic Importance: Diaspididae of the World_. World Biodiversity Database, CD-ROM. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2.7. Web Links Scale Net: http://scalenet.info/validname/Selenaspidus/articulatus/ 3. Diagnostic Images NZA077. Magnification: 40×. NZA077. Magnification: 20×. Antenna - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF Dorsal - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF NZA077. Magnification: 10×. NZA077. Magnification: 40×. Full Body - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF Spiracle - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF NZA077. Magnification: 40×. NZA077. Magnification: 20×. Ventral - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF Ventral - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF 4. Other Images Results Generated: Friday, October 1, 2021 .