Valid Names Results

Mempelaspis Takagi, 2000 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Mempelaspis Takagi 2000: 52. Type species: Mempelaspis serpentina Takagi by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe LEPIDOSAPHIDINI (Normark, et al., 2019) Mempelaspis is unique in having plates provided with a glanduliferous spine-like process and occurring on the 7th-9th abdominal segments. It has simple (non-glanduliferous) plates, too, on the pygidium (Takagi, 2000).

Keys

Associated References

• NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 51, 64
• Takagi2000: description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 52

1 Species