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Chionaspis osmanthi (Ferris, 1953) (Diaspididae: Chionaspis)

Phenacaspis osmanthi Ferris 1953: 64. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan, Kunming, An-lin-wen-chian, on Osmanthus sp., 29/10/1949, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pseudaulacaspis osmanti (Ferris, 1953); Chou 1982: 142. misspelling of species epithet
Chionaspis osmanthi (Ferris, 1953); Takagi 1985: 41. change of combination
Pseudaulacaspis osmanthi (Ferris, 1953); Tao 1999: 113. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Chen1983: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Phenacaspis] Key as: Phenacaspis osmanthi
Chou1982: pp.142 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Pseudaulacaspis] Key as: Pseudaulacaspis osmanti
Ferris1953: pp.62 ( ) [Keys to species from the vicinity of Kunming] Key as: Phenacaspis osmanthi

Structure: Female scale rather broadly oval. Adult female elongate, somewhat fusiform, widest across the mesothorax, with slight constrictions between the various segments (Ferris, 1953).
Biology: Chionaspis osmanthi was frequently found associated with fungi in the Septobasidium genus (Ferris, 1953).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ferris (1953).