Valid Names Results

Megacanthaspis hainanensis Wei & Feng, 2012 (Diaspididae: Megacanthaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Megacanthaspis hainanensis Wei & Feng 2012: 4-7. Type data: CHINA: Hainan Rov., Gaotuo mountain, 5/19/1963, by Chou. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Shaanxi: Entomological Museum of the Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry, Baishui, Shaanxi, China; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• NiuFe2019a: pp.75 ( Adult (F) ) [Megacanthaspis species]
• WeiFe2012: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Megacanthaspis Takagi]

Remarks

• Systematics: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1B66EA08-618D-47FD-B808-0A3BB90D6901 This species is very similar to M. phoebia, but can be distinguished by by having (character-states on M. phoebia in brackets): (i) 5 pairs of marginal gland spines (6 pairs); (ii) a macroduct present medially between the median gland spines (absent). (Wei & Feng, 2012)
• Structure: Adult female body outline fusiform, with obscure segmentation. Antennae each with a long seta and a tubercle. Anterior spiracles each with 2–4 trilocular pores; pores absent from posterior spiracles. (Wei & Feng, 2012)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Wei & Feng, 2012.

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