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Nikkoaspis hichiseisana (Takahashi, 1934) (Diaspididae: Nikkoaspis)

Tsukushiaspis hichiseisana Takahashi 1934: 12-15. Type data: TAIWAN: Mt. Hichisei, near Taihoku, on Bambusa sp., 23/09/1933. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Kuwanaspis hichiseisana (Takahashi, 1934); Balachowsky 1954e: 265. change of combination
Nikkoaspis hichiseisana (Takahashi, 1934); Takagi 1961: 8. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Countries: 2

Systematics: This species is closely allied to N. shiranensis, but may be separated by the more narrow body and the lobes rounded apically. Nikkoaspis formosana is also an allied species, but differs in the lobes broader, 2nd skin wider, the pygidium comparatively smaller and in the gland spines longer and more numerous (Takahashi, 1934).
Structure: Female scale elongate, somewhat narrowed anteriorly, moderately convex, not curved, about 3.5 mm long and 1.2 mm wide. Secretion white, thick, not smooth on the surface, with many transverse striae, with no longitudinal ridge. 1st skin black, pale yellowish brown on the marginal area, a little extending beyond the front of the 2nd. 2nd skin black, narrowly brownish on the margin, extending beyond the front end of the secretion, about 1.0 mm long. Female body elongate, broadened on the abdomen and widest at the middle, distinctly narrowed towards the head. Meso- and metathorax with numerous lateral glands similar to those on the abdomen, some smaller glands present in a group behind each anterior spiracle (Takahashi, 1934).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takahashi (1934).