Valid Names Results

Luzulaspis kinakikir Tanaka, 2021 (Coccidae: Luzulaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Luzulaspis kinakikir Tanaka 2021: 416. Type data: JAPAN: Hokkaido, Kamikawa-gun, Pippu, Kita 2 sen, on Carex miyabei, 06/06/2020, by D. Sasaki. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Matsuyama: Ehime University Museum, Matsuyama, Japan; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: same data as for holotype, 7 adult females mounted singly (4 EUMJ, 3 ELKU).

Common Names

• Ainu-hoso-katakaigaramushi TanakaSaKa2021

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• TanakaSaKa2021: pp.420 ( Adult (F) ) [Luzulaspis in Japan]
• TanakaSaKa2021: pp.420-421 ( Adult (F) ) [Luzulaspis (Scotica group)]

Remarks

• Systematics: L. kinakikir is similar to L. filizae in having: (i) setae on hind tibia relatively short (subequal or shorter than tibia width); (ii) head apex and anal lobe with marginal setae relatively longer than those on lateral margins; and (iii) stigmatic spines longer than other marginal setae. However, the species differs from L. filizae as follows (character states of L. filizae are shown in parentheses): (i) multilocular pores each with 4–8, mostly 6 or 7, loculi (mostly each with 10–12 loculi); (ii) dorsal tubular ducts that are obviously wider than ventral tubular ducts (dorsal ducts same shape and size as the larger type of ventral ducts); and (iii) dorsal tubular ducts absent from head apex (sparsely present). (Tanaka, et al., 2021)
• Structure: Body of living adult female elongate oval, usually flat. Before oviposition, entire dorsum greenish yellow or almost infested glass-like color and without visible wax. Slide-mounted adult female body elongate oval, 4.5 (4.3–5.0) mm long, 1.5 (1.3–1.8) mm wide, approximately 3 times longer than broad, sides parallel, margin with a distinct but shallow indentation at each stigmatic cleft; anal cleft approximately 1/9 (1/8–1/10) of body length. (Tanaka, et al., 2021)
• Biology: This species infests indented parts of the abaxial and proximal surfaces along two mid-lateral veins of young leaves, which are M-shaped in cross section. While they were reared on the plants in the laboratory for a week, Tanaka, et al. observed L. kinakikir walking from old to new leaves of C. miyabei, so the adult females are able to walk during the maturation stages before oviposition.
• General Remarks: Detailed description, photographs and illustration in Tanaka, et al. (2021)

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