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Nikkoaspis shiranensis Kuwana, 1928 (Diaspididae: Nikkoaspis)

Nikkoaspis shiranensis Kuwana 1928: 38-39. Type data: JAPAN: Honshu, Nikko, Yumoto, on Sasa albomarginata, summer 1924, by I. Kuwana. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Ibaraki-ken: Insect Taxonomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Environmental Sciences, Kannon-dai, Yatabe, Tsukuba-shi, (Kuwana), Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Tsukushiaspis shiranensis (Kuwana, 1928); Takahashi 1934: 14. change of combination
Kuwanaspis shiranensis (Kuwana, 1928); Lindinger 1935: 149. change of combination
Nikkoaspis spiranensis Kuwana, 1928; Ferris 1936a: 22. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Structure: Female scale elongate, convex, sides nearly parallel, thick, opaque white. 1st exuviae pale to brown; 2nd exuviae darker, covered with waxy secretion. 3.5-4.2 mm long and 0.8-1.0 mm wide. Adult female elongate, not heavily chitinzied, orange, segmentation not very distinct. Abdominal area greatly expanded to form a flask shape. Pygidium round, not heavily chitinized. Two pairs of lobes well developed, but smaller, pointed (Kuwana, 1928).
Biology: Adult insects were observed in early June in Sernovdsk. Egg laying began in late June and continued for a month. Hatching of 1st stage nymphs was observed on July 9th, their emergence occurring at the same time as egg laying. Almost all female nymphs settle on young plants, while males partially develop on old trees (Danzig, 1986a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Kuwana (1928) and Takagi (1961).