Valid Names Results

Epifiorinia Takagi, 1970 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Epifiorinia Takagi 1969a: 24. . nomen nudum (discovered by Takagi1970: 52)
• Epifiorinia Takagi 1970: 52-53. Type species: Fiorinia tsugae Takagi by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe DIASPIDINI Subtribe FIORINIINA (Normark, et al., 2019) Epifiorinia resembles Fiorinia, but differs from the latter by the median lobes which are distinctly non-zygotic in both of the adult and second instar females. It is not easy to determine whether it is a distinct genus or a mere aberrant form of Fiorinia.
• General Remarks: Original description by Takagi (1970).

Keys

• Yang1982: pp.224 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to genera of Diaspidini]

Associated References

• Chou1985: distribution, taxonomy, pp. 365
• NormarOkMo2019: phylogeny, taxonomy, pp. 52, 71
• Takagi1970: description, taxonomy, pp. 52-53
• Yang1982: taxonomy, pp. 224

1 Species