Spaethiella tristis (Boheman, 1850)
Porphyraspis tristis Boheman, 1850: 95 (LT!, PLT! in NRS!), 1856: 16, 1862: 39; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3621; Wagener, 1881: 53; Olliff, 1884: 436 (larva); Sharp, 1884: 391 (biology); Spaeth, 1910: 57.
Hemisphaerota tristis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 12, 1929 b: 122; Bondar, 1940: 110 (larva, fig.).
Spaethiella tristis: Blackwelder, 1946: 734; Monros and Viana, 1951: 386; Genty et al., 1978: 328, 329 (photo fecal shield, pupa); Buzzi, 1988: 563 (biology); Borowiec, 1996 a: 228, 1998 b: 157, 1999 d: 33; Świętojańska, 2009: 7.
Host plant: Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera (Bondar, 1940); Elaeis guinensis (Menezes, 1957).
Distr.: Brasilia; Bahia. Brazil: Bahia, Minas Gerais, Pará, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo; Ecuador: Napo.
figure: habitus in colour
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