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Aulacaspis smilacis Takagi, 2016 (Diaspididae: Aulacaspis)

Aulacaspis smilacis Takagi 2016: 45-46. Type data: MALAYSIA: Malaya, Pahang, Bukit Fraser, on Smilax, 10/25/1986, by S. Takagi. . Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: A. smilacis is not always distinguishable from A. takahashii in the occurrence of dorsal macroducts on abdominal segments, but it differs from the latter in having much more numerous dorsal macroducts (in spite of the fact that these macroducts are always restricted to the third to sixth abdominal segments) and in having the median trullae connected basally by a slender sclerotized arch. (Takagi, 2016)
Structure: Adult female body at full growth with prosoma moderately swollen, distinctly wider than metathorax, broadly rounded on anterior margin, and broadly lobed laterally, tending to be sclerotized, at times rather strongly; prosomatic tubercles produced rather prominently. Among the known forms of the spinosa group, this species is characterized in having the dorsal macroducts restricted to the third to sixth abdominal segments. This character is stable throughout the examined specimens, no macroducts occurring on the first and second abdominal segments. The median trullae are connected basally by a slender sclerotized arch in common with A. pseudospinosa, from which it is easily distinguishable in the absence of dorsal macroducts anteriorly to the third abdominal segment. (Takagi, 2016)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2016.

Takagi2016: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 45-47, 66