Valid Names Results

Albastaspis gullanae Wei, Normark & Normark, 2026 (Diaspididae: Albastaspis)

Chionaspis ethelae; Gruwell, et al. 2007. misidentification
Pseudaulacaspis ud0041 Normark, et al. 2019. unavailable name that is placed
Albastaspis gullanae Wei, Normark & Normark 2026: 65. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mt., Australian National Botanic Garden (35.2726°S, 149.1043° E), on Eucalyptus elaeophloia, 1/19/2001; by PJ Gullan and SR Donaldson. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes. 1 adult female (D0041E) (NHM); 3 adult females on 1 slide (D0041G) (USNM); 6 adult females (D0041H, D0041M, D0041N, D0041P, D0041Q, D0041R) (UMEC); all with same data as holotype Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: ZooBank: https://zoobank.org/A9BBE6BF-CAE3-4F3A-9028-51630E394DD7
Albastaspis gullanae is distinctive in having more than 1 gland spine in the space between L1 and L2 (all other species of Albastaspis have just 1 gland spine in this position) and also more than 1 gland spine lateral to L2 (most other species of Albastaspis have just 1 gland spine in this position).
Structure: Adult female not pupillarial. Appearance in life not recorded. Slide-mounted adult female (n = 11) 750–1050 μm long (holotype 1050 μm), 320–550 μm wide (holotype 550 μm). Body outline fusiform, widest at abdominal segment I or II. Derm membranous throughout at maturity except for pygidium. (Wei, et al., 2026)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Wei, Normark & Normark, 2026.

WeiNoNo2026: DNA, description, diagnosis, distribution, host, key, taxonomy, 28, 36, 65-68