Valid Names Results
Chionaspis quercea Takagi, 2019 (Diaspididae: Chionaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chionaspis quercea Takagi 2019: 37. Type data: MALAYA: Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata, alt. ca. 1400m, on Quercus lineata, 10/14/1986, by S. Takagi. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Quercus lineata | 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 much elongated and nearly parallel-sided. Anterior spiracles each with disc pores usually few; posterior spiracles without disc pores. Perivulvar disc pores not numerous. (Takagi, 2019a)
- Biology: Females and males occurring on the lower surface of leaves. Females burrowing under a thin upper layer of the epidermis, tests elongate, thin, and translucent. (Takagi, 2019a)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2019a
Illustrations
Citations
- Takagi2019a: description, distribution, host, illustration, key, male, taxonomy, 37-38, 49, 50-55, 60