Valid Names Results

Pelionella osakaensis Tanaka, 2018 (Pseudococcidae: Pelionella)

Nomenclatural History

• Pelionella osakaensis Tanaka 2018: 53-56. Type data: JAPAN: Osaka-pref., Sennan City, Kansai International Airport, on Artemisia indica Willd. var. maximowiczii, 10/12/2014, by K. Funkmoto. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tsukuba: National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Tanaka2018a: pp.56-57 ( Adult (F) ) [Pelionella]

Remarks

• Systematics: Pelionella osakaensis is similar to P. grassiana (Goux, 1989) and P. proeminens (Goux, 1990), but differs in lacking multilocular pores with double loculi rings on the venter and in possessing dorsal cerarii and a circulus. Pelionella osakaensis is also similar to P. stellarocheae (Goux, 1990) in lacking translucent pores on hind legs and in having smaller number of multilocular pores with double rings in each cluster on dorsum; however, it clearly differs from P. stellarocheae in having 18 pairs of cerarii plus dorsal cerarii. The presence of dorsal cerarii is one of the important features of P. osakaensis, although it may appear to conflict with the generic definition of Pelionella proposed by Kaydan (2015). Here the importance of the presence of multilocular pores with double rings in the clusters is emphasized, so the new species is considered to belong to the genus Pelionella.
• Structure: Adult female: Eighteen pairs of cerarii present on body margin. Several slightly elevated dorsal cerarii also present on dorsal surface. Clusters of multilocular pores with double rings present on dorsum; each cluster contains 1–2 multilocular pores with double rings, 0–1 small oral-collar tubular ducts, 0–2 large oral-collar tubular ducts, and 0–3 minute discoidal pores. Multilocular pores with double rings and clusters of multilocular disc pores with single ring and oral-collar tubular ducts absent on venter. Circulus oval, present on posterior part of third abdominal segment of venter. Translucent pores absent on hind legs. (Tanaka, 2018a)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Tanaka, 2018a.

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