Valid Names Results
Chionaspis berincangensis Takagi, 2019 (Diaspididae: Chionaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chionaspis berincangensis Takagi 2019: 42. Type data: MALAYA: Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Gg. Berincang [Mt. Brinchang] (summit: 2031m), alt. ca. 2000m, on Lithocarbus sp., 10/16/1986, by S. Takagi.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Lithocarpus | Takagi2019a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Malaysia
- Malaya | Takagi2019a
Keys
- Takagi2019a: pp.49 ( Adult (F) ) [Chionaspis in the tropics]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body growing to be elongated, about 2.5 times as long as wide, with prepygidial region gradually broader posteriorly, at full growth. Interantennal swelling often discernible. Anterior and posterior spiracles each with a compact cluster of disc pores. Female tests elongate, white and opaque. (Takagi, 2019a)
- Biology: Females and males occurring on the upper surface of leaves. Females mostly situated along midrib and other veins. (Takagi, 2019a)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2019a.
Illustrations
Citations
- Takagi2019a: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, key, male, taxonomy, 42-43, 49, 50-55, 67-68