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Operculaspis Laing, 1925 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Operculaspis Laing 1925a: 62. Type species: Operculaspis crinitus Laing by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe LEPIDOSAPHIDINI (Normark, et al., 2019) The affinities of this genus were obscure. Laing (1925a) assigned it to the Aspidiotini as "its affinities are entirely with such genera as Selenaspidus and Pseudaonidia. Ferris (1937a) interpreted that it belonged to the Diaspidinae rather than to the Aspidiotinae. It is now placed in the Diaspidinae based on the most recent genetic study.
• General Remarks: Definition and characters given by Laing (1925a), Ferris (1937a) and by Hall (1946a).

Keys

Associated References

• BenDovGe2003: catalog, pp. 694
• Borchs1966: catalog, pp. 237
• Ferris1937a: description, taxonomy, pp. 5,19
• Ferris1938b: taxonomy, pp. 75
• Hall1946a: description, taxonomy, pp. 527
• Laing1925a: description, taxonomy, pp. 62
• Lindin1937: taxonomy, pp. 191
• MorrisMo1966: taxonomy, pp. 138
• NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 51, 64, 80

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