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Andaspis raoi (Borchsenius, 1967) (Diaspididae: Andaspis)

Raoaspis raoi Borchsenius 1967: 729. Type data: CHINA: Kunming, Chunchssu Temple, on Quercus sp., 26/02/1957, by N. Borchsenius. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Although Borchsenius (1967) states that this species is from India, Danzig (1968a) reports that it was actually collected in China. Illustr.
Andaspis raoi (Borchsenius, 1967); Young & Hu 1981a: 215. change of combination
Andaspis roi (Borchsenius, 1967); Tao 1999: 70. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

YoungHu1981a: pp.215 ( ) [Species of Andaspis]
Borchs1967: pp.724 ( ) [Key to species of Indian Raoaspis] Key as: Raoaspis raoi

Systematics: Andaspis raoi is allied to A. yunnanensis, but is distinguished by the strongly developed abdominal spines and the arrangement of the ducts on the pygidium (Borchsenius, 1967).
Structure: Female scale brownish, about 1.8 mm long. Slide-mounted female 1.4 mm long. 2 or 3, less frequently 1 or 4, disc pores near anterior spiracles. 3 pairs of abdominal spines, all strong. Submarginal tubercles wanting. Conoid cristulae small. Dorsal ducts slender, but not filiform. 2nd lobes small, external lobule wanting (Borchsenius, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1967).