Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus acutus (Borchsenius, 1964) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Quadraspidiotus acutus Borchsenius 1964: 164. Type data: NORTH KOREA: Choanche province, vicinity of Sarivon, on Castanea sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Diaspidiotus acutus (Borchsenius, 1964); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 227. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale almost circular, diameter about 2 mm; moderately convex; secreted part gray, but lighter at margin; exuviae light brown, placed centrally. Male scale similar to that of female, about 1.5 mm long (Borchsenius, 1964).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Borchsenius (1964).

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