Valid Names Results
Aulacaspis cuneiformis Takagi, 2016 (Diaspididae: Aulacaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Aulacaspis cuneiformis Takagi 2016: 50-51. Type data: MALAYSIA: Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata, on Henslowia sp., 10/14/1986, by S. Takagi.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Amphorogynaceae
- Dendrotrophe | Takagi2016 | Henslowia is a synonym of Dendrotrophe Miquel
- Connaraceae
- Connarus paniculatus | Takagi2016
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Malaysia | Takagi2016
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Aulacaspis cuneiformis is distinct from A. labucola and the other species of the group in having submedian macroducts occurring on and restricted to the second to sixth abdominal segments. The median trullae are non-zygotic, their basal sclerites being separated from each other by a good space, but there is often a sclerotic band across the space to make the bases of the trullae appear to be yoked together. The mountain population tends to have more numerous wax-secreting organs than the lowland one. (Takagi, 2016)
- Structure: Adult female body at full growth cuneiform in rough outline; prosoma well swollen, distinctly wider than metathorax, broadly rounded along anterior margin, weakly lobed laterally. (Takagi, 2016)
- Biology: Females and males occurring on both surfaces of leaves. (Takagi, 2016)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2016.
Illustrations
Citations
- Takagi2016: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 50-51, 69-71
