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Nikkoaspis simaoensis Hu, 1987 (Diaspididae: Nikkoaspis)

Nikkoaspis simaoensis Hu 1987a: 138. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan, Simao, on Bambusa sp., 27/03/1957. Holotype, female, Type depository: Shanghai: Shanghai Institute of Entomology, China; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Nikkoaspis simaoensis is similar to N. shiranensis, but differs in having 3 pairs pygidial lobes, ventral ducts in group at the rear of anterior spiracle and posterior spiracle in submarginal group on the 1st to 2nd abdominal segments and by small gland tubercles in submarginal group on the 1st to 2nd abdominal segments (Hu, 1987a).
Structure: Adult female body elongate, 0.96-1.07 mm long, broadest about the 3rd abdominal segment, 0.5-0.6 mm wide, derm membranous except for the pygidium. Pygidium with 3 pairs of lobes, median lobes longer than wide, a little notched on either side, rounded apically (Hu, 1987a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hu (1987a).