Valid Names Results
Drosicha howardi (Kuwana, 1922) (Monophlebidae: Drosicha)Nomenclatural History
- Monophlebus maskelli; Kuwana 1907: 178. misidentification (discovered by Kuwana1922, 40).
- Warajicoccus howardi Kuwana 1922: 40. Type data: JAPAN: Tokyo, from 12 species of host plants.. Syntypes, female, male, and first instar, Type depository: Amsterdam: Institut voor Taxonomische Zoologie, The Netherlands; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Drosicha howardi (Kuwana, 1922); Vayssière 1926: 274. change of combination
- Drosicha kowardi (Kuwana, 1922); Vayssière 1926: 274. misspelling of species epithet
- Drosicha howardii (Kuwana, 1922); Entomological Society of Korea 1994: 110. misspelling of species epithet
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 9 | Genera: 13
- Adoxaceae
- Sambucus racemosa | Kuwana1922
- Viburnum odoratissimum | Kuwana1922 PortilVi1998
- Celastraceae
- Euonymus hamiltonianus | Kuwana1922 | (= Euonymus europeus hamiltoniana)
- Fabaceae
- Acacia armata | Kuwana1922
- Wisteria floribunda | Suh2020 | (= Wisteria chinensis multiguga)
- Hydrangeaceae
- Deutzia crenata | Kuwana1922 | (= Deutzia scabra var. crenata)
- Malvaceae
- Hibiscus syriacus | Kuwana1922
- Rosaceae
- Kerria japonica | Kuwana1922
- Prunus yedoensis | Kuwana1922
- Rosa indica | Kuwana1922
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | TangHa1995
- Theaceae
- Camellia sinensis | Kuwana1922 | (= Thea sinensis)
- Ulmaceae
- Zelkova serrata | Kuwana1922 Suh2020 | (= Zelkova acuminata
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- China
- Gansu (=Kansu) | TangHa1995
- Japan | Kawai1980 Kuwana1922
- South Korea | ESKSAE1994
Keys
- TangHa1995: pp.128-130, 611-613 ( Adult (F) Adult (M) ) [China, Asia]
- Morris1928: pp.169 ( Adult (M) ) [Species of Drosicha]
Remarks
- Systematics: GeneBank Accession No. AB439511 (Yokogawa & Yahara, 2009).
- Structure: Adult female 8 mm long, 5 mm wide; colour pale orange with yellowish margin; ventral surface pale brownish-yellow (Kuwana, 1922). Colour photograph by Kawai (1980).
- Biology: In Japan, develops one annual generation. Oviposition during June and hatching in March of next year (Kuwana, 1922).
- General Remarks: Good description of the adult female, adult male and nymphs given by Kuwana (1922).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 166
- ESKSAE1994: distribution, life, 110
- Foldi1998: catalog, 423
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 200
- Foldi2016: taxonomy, 304
- Kawai1972: distribution, host, 2
- Kawai1980: distribution, host, taxonomy, 86
- Kuwana1922: description, distribution, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 40-50
- Morris1928: taxonomy, 167, 169, 224
- Suh2020: distribution, host, 18, 22
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 132-133, 562
- Vayssi1926: taxonomy, 274
- YokogaYa2009: genebank, molecular data, phylogeny, 57-66
