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Aulacaspis pudica (Ferris, 1953) (Diaspididae: Aulacaspis)

Phenacaspis pudica Ferris 1953: 65. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan, Kunming, Si-shan, on Quercus sinensis, 08/05/1949, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pseudaulacaspis pispudica (Ferris, 1953); Chou 1982: 149. misspelling of species epithet
Aulacaspis pudica (Ferris, 1953); Takagi 1985: 48. change of combination
Pseudaulacaspis pudica (Ferris, 1953); Tao 1999: 113. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

JianXi2024: pp.595-597 ( Adult (F) ) [Aulacaspis from China]
TianXi2022: pp.174-176 ( Adult (F) ) [Aulacaspis species from China]
WeiJiZh2016: pp.18 ( Adult (F) ) [Aulacaspis from China]
Chen1983: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Phenacaspis] Key as: Phenacaspis pudica
Chou1982: pp.142 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Pseudaulacaspis] Key as: Pseudaulacaspis pudica

Systematics: The most distinctive features of this species are the reduced number of dorsal ducts and the narrow dorsal, median, sclerotized area of the pygidium (Ferris, 1953). This species is peculiar, in having no lateral macroducts and no lateral gland spines on all the prepygidial segments. Takagi (2012a) stated that it represents a simplified dwarf form apparently adapted to cryptic living under the leaf tomentum. Although he left the species in Aulacaspis, he stated that "it is also possible that this species belongs to Chionaspis.
Structure: Aulacaspis pudica is very small with adult females about .6mm in length. Body elongate oval. Pygidium with narrow median, sclerotized area (Ferris, 1953).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1953).