Valid Names Results

Leptopulvinaria kawaii Tanaka & Amano, 2008 (Coccidae: Leptopulvinaria)

Nomenclatural History

• Pulvinaria camellicola; Kuwana 1909: 153. misidentification (discovered by TanakaAm2008, 225).
• Pulvinaria camelicola; Kuwana 1917: 45. misidentification (discovered by TanakaAm2008, 225).
• Pulvinaria floccifera; Takahashi 1956: 153. misidentification (discovered by TanakaAm2008, 225).
• Pulvinaria floccifera; Kawai 1972: 15. misidentification (discovered by TanakaAm2008, 225).
• Pulvinaria floccifera; Kawai 1980: 153. misidentification (discovered by TanakaAm2008, 225).
• Leptopulvinaria kawaii Tanaka & Amano 2008: 225. Type data: JAPAN: Tokyo, Kinuta-Park, on Ternstroemia gymnanthera; collected H. Tanaka, 23.v.2000.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tokyo: National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 5

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• HeHaWu2018: pp.61 ( Adult (F) ) [Leptopulvinaria species]
• TanakaAm2008: pp.223 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Leptopulvinaria]

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Coccinae: Pulvinarini (Choi & Lee, 2019) Leptopuvinaria kawaii can be differentiated from Nipponpulvinaria and Pulvinaria species by having two types of ventral tubular ducts and rather long ventral setae arranged between the area anterior to the vulvar region and area around the mouthparts; species in the other genera have three types of ventral tubular ducts and three pairs of long pregenital setae. Among populations of L. kawaii, there is regional variation in the band of spiracular pores. According to Tanaka and Amano (2008), spiracular pores of Japanese populations are usually arranged in a single row. However, Korean populations mostly have 2– 3 rows of pores which are slightly wider than Japanese specimens. (Choi & Lee, 2017)
• Structure: Body elongate oval. Dorsum dark or light brown, usually with irregular pattern of dark-colored stripes before oviposition. Ovisac made by secretion of white wax and moderately long, one or three times length of body. Eggs light yellow or orange in color. Dermal areolations well-developed; conical dorsal tubercles present; dorsal tubular ducts present; marginal setae each with a simple pointed apex; multilocular disc-pores each withmainly 10 loculi; ventral tubular ducts of 2 types present; antennae each 8 segmented; legs each with a tibio-tarsal articulatory sclerosis. (Choi & Lee, 2017)
• Biology: L. kawaii changes its position on the host trees before ovipositon. (He, et al., 2018)
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Tanaka & Amano (2008).

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