Valid Names Results

Neoquernaspis howelli Liu & Tippins, 1988 (Diaspididae: Neoquernaspis)

Neoquernaspis howelli Liu & Tippins 1988: 38-40. Type data: NEPAL: Bagmati, Swayambhu, near Kathmandu, on Quercus glauca, 28/10/1983, by S. Takagi. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Neoquernaspis howelli differs from N. chiulungensis in having more perivulvar pores, the total number in the 5 groups ranges from 41-60 in this species and 19-25 in the latter (Liu & Tippins, 1988).
Structure: Female scale oystershell-shaped, flat. Exuviae terminal, pale brown; 1st instar exuviae small; 1st and 2nd together occupying about one half to one third of total body length; secretion behind exuviae white or dirty white, firm texture. Adult female elongate, spindle shaped; widened posteriorly at abdomen, slightly lobed laterally (Liu & Tippins, 1988).
Biology: This species was collected at an altitude of 1300m (Liu & Tippins, 1988).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Liu & Tippins (1988).