Valid Names Results

Aspidiotus watanabei Takagi, 1969 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aspidiotus watanabei Takagi 1969a: 67. Type data: TAIWAN: Fen-chi-hu, on Viburnum arboricolum.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Temnaspidiotus watanabei (Takagi, 1969); Chou 1985: 400. change of combination

Countries: 1

Systematics: Takagi (1969a) noted that Aspidiotus watanabei is close to A. destructor. Williams & Watson (1988) stated that "... the range of variation of A. destructor from the South Pacific area encompasses that of A. watanabei...", but did not synonymize the latter. Danzig (1993) listed A. watanabei as a synonym of A. destructor.
Structure: Takagi (1969a) did not describe the scale cover.
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Takagi (1969a) Chou (1985, 1986).