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Fiorinia formosensis Takahashi, 1933 (Diaspididae: Fiorinia)

Fiorinia formosensis Takahashi 1933: 50-52. Type data: TAIWAN: Shinten, on Ficus sp., 05/09/1932, by R. Takahashi. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Fiorinia formosaensis Takahashi, 1933; Tao 1999: 86. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

LiuCaFe2020: pp.397-399 ( Adult (F) ) [Fiorinia in China]
WeiZhFe2013: pp.94-95 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the adult females of Fiorinia species known from China]

Systematics: Fiorinia formosensis can be distinguished from F. euryae by the number of marginal glands on the pygidium, by the eminently serrated median lobes, and by the more slender 2nd skin, as well as by the presence of the 2nd lobes (Takahashi, 1933).
Structure: Female scale brownish-yellow, shining. First skin extending a little beyond the 2nd. Second skin elongate, nearly parallel on the sides, or somewhat narrowed posteriorly, about 2.4 times as long as wide. Adult female wide, with a few small conical lateral processes, about 0.5 mm long (Takahashi, 1933).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1970).