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Aulacaspis milletiae Takagi, 2016 (Diaspididae: Aulacaspis)

Aulacaspis milletiae Takagi 2016: 49-50. Type data: PHILIPPINES: Palawan Is. Puerto Princesa, on Milletia brachycarpa, 8/11/1993, by S. Takagi. Holotype, female, Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Aulacaspis milletiae is very similar to A. labucola in most features and almost agrees with the latter in the numbers of the main wax-secreting organs. It differs from the latter in the median trullae apparently non-zygotic basally. This character, in which it is distinct also from A. nephelii, should be more significant taxonomically than any numerical differences. (Takagi, 2016)
Structure: Adult female body at full growth cuneiform in rough outline; prosoma well swollen, distinctly wider than postsoma, broadly rounded along anterior margin, little or weakly lobed on lateral sides; prosomatic tubercles well represented in rounded prominences. (Takagi, 2016)
Biology: Females and males occurring on the upper surface of leaves, females also on the lower surface; female test nearly rounded, flat. Adult female body at full growth cuneiform in rough outline; prosoma well swollen, distinctly wider than postsoma, broadly rounded along anterior margin, little or weakly lobed on lateral sides; prosomatic tubercles well represented in rounded prominence. (Takagi 2016)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2016.