Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica (David, Rajasingh & Narayanan, 1972)

Eoessigia indica David, Rajasingh & Narayanan, 1972: 35; Eastop & Hille Ris Lambers, 1976: 188; Chakrabarti & Medda, 1989: 133.

Raychaudhuriella myzaphoides Chakrabarti, 1978: 357.

Raychaudhuriella potentillae Chakrabarti & Maity, 1984: 202 .

Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica (David, Rajasingh & Narayanan): Remaudière & Remaudière, 1997: 74; Blackman &Eastop, 2006: 1098; Stekolshchikov & Novgorodova, 2010: 44.

Specimens examined. Two apterous viviparous females, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh (Manali), 12.v.1969, on Cotoneaster sp., coll. K. Narayanan (BMNH).

Distribution. India.

Host plants. Primary host plants: Cotoneaster obtusus and Cotoneaster sp.; secondary host plant: Potentilla sp.

Biology. This species is holocyclic and heteroecious, alternating between Cotoneaster and Potentilla (Chakrabarti & Medda, 1989) . It feeds on upper sides of terminal leaves of Cotoneaster near the midrib (David et al. 1972), and infests the under surfaces of leaves of Potentilla without ant-attendance (Chakrabarti & Maity, 1984).