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Kuwanaspis elongatoides Tang & Hu in Tang, 1986 (Diaspididae: Kuwanaspis)

Kuwanaspis elongatoides Tang & Hu in Tang 1986: 92. Type data: CHINA: Anhui, Maanshan, on Bambusa sp., by Wu Shi-jun. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Shanxi: Entomological Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Kuwanaspis elongatoides differs from K. elongata by the following characters: K. elongata with slender body, about 2.2 mm long, the scale about 3.3-3.5 mm long, but K. elongatoides with abdomen broadened and conical in shape, scale and body size much smaller; the last 3 abdominal segments each with many lateral gland spines in K. elongata, but there are many fewer in K. elongatoides; the macroducts between the median lobes are two in K. elongatoides, but only single one in K. elongata (Tang, 1986).
Structure: Female scale slender, roof-like, white, 2 mm long. Adult female 1.2-1.7 mm long, anterior spiracle with 6-10 disc pores (Tang, 1986).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Tang (1986).