Valid Names Results

Asterodiaspis biformis Liu & Shi, 1990 (Asterolecaniidae: Asterodiaspis)

Asterodiaspis biformis Liu & Shi 1990: 86. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan Province, Kunming (Xishan), on Quercus sp.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Shandong: Department of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Province, China; accepted valid name Notes: Liu & Shi (1993) again described this species as n. sp. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Systematics: Liu & Shi (1993) again described this species as n. sp., however, the 1990 description satisfied the Code requirements and the species should be dated 1990.
Structure: Liu & Shi (1993) observed intraspecific variation in the shape of the 8-shaped pores (of the adult female) that is affected by the feeding site, i.e. leaf-form and stem-form.
General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female and first-instar nymph given by Liu & Shi (1990, 1993).