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Poliaspis chathamica Henderson, 2011 (Diaspididae: Poliaspis)

Poliaspis chathamica Henderson 2011: 129-133. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Chatham Island, Long Beach, near Henga Reserve, on Olearia traversii stems, 5/20/2007, by B.J. Rogan. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: collection data as for holotype female, #07-083a–c, e–k [10]: 12 F, 4 exuv2, 6 exuv1 (NZAC) Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Hender2011: pp. ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Poliaspis adult females in combination with 1st-instar nymphs/exuvia in New Zealand]
HardyHe2011: pp.4-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Poliaspis (excluding P. intermedia, and P. casuarinicola)]

Systematics: The absence of large dorsal cephalic ducts on the 1st-instar / 1st-exuvium distinguishes P. chathamica from all the other Poliaspis species found in New Zealand. (Henderson, 2011)
Structure: Female scale cover white, exuvia terminal. Body shape fusiform with lateral abdominal lobes produced, rounded. Median lobes (L1) prominent, extending 50–70% beyond margin (length from a horizontal line at lateral body margin to lobe apex relative to total lobe length measured from exterior margin of yoke to lobe apex). (Henderson, 2011)
Biology: On stems of host. (Henderson, 2011)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustrations in Henderson, 2011.

Hender2011: description, distribution, host, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 18,12-13,128-133,233