Valid Names Results

Megacanthaspis langtangana Takagi, 1981 (Diaspididae: Megacanthaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Megacanthaspis langtangana Takagi 1981: 7-8. Type data: NEPAL: Bagmati Zone, Langtang Valley, on Machilus duthiei, 03/09/1975. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• NiuFe2019a: pp.75 ( Adult (F) ) [Megacanthaspis species]
• WeiFe2012: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Megacanthaspis Takagi]
• Takagi1981: pp.9 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Megacanthaspis]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale secretory cover felty in texture, dark brown, highly convex dorsally. Male scale subparallel on lateral sides, flattened posteriorly, whitish, with a brown stripe medially. Adult female body with segmentation indistinct. Pygidium rather narrowly rounded on posterior margin, with serrate marginal processes on abdominal segments vi-viii (Takagi, 1981).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1981).

Illustrations

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