Valid Names Results

Orthezia japonica Kuwana, 1917 (Ortheziidae: Orthezia)

Nomenclatural History

• Orthezia japonica Kuwana 1917a: 3. Type data: JAPAN. Unknown type status, unknown, accepted valid name Notes: Morrison (1952) states that much of Kuwana's material was destroyed in the 1923 earthquake and thus any determination of the status of this species may depend on the discovery of a topotype.
• Orthezia urticae; Morrison 1925: 140. incorrect synonymy

Common Names

• acorus orthezia Yang1982

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Remarks

• Systematics: This species was incorrectly synonymized with O. urticae by Morrison (1925). Morrison (1952) states that there is little evidence for the distinction between O. japonica and O. yasushii, but that until topotype material of these species can be found they must be considered as distinct.

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