Valid Names Results
Primaspis is now Neoprimaspis Meng & Xing, 2022 (Diaspididae)
Nomenclatural History
- Primaspis Howell 1995: 202. Type species: Primaspis tippinsi Howell by original designation . junior homonym Notes: Primaspis Howell 1995 is a junior homonym of Primaspis Richter & Richter 1917 a fossil trilobite genus belonging to Mandibulata: Trilobita: Odontoplurida: Odontopluridae
- Neoprimaspis Meng & Xing 2022: 299. . replacement name
Remarks
- Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe LEPIDOSAPHIDINI (Normark, et al., 2019)
Primaspis was considered to be similar to Rugaspidiotus MacGillvray and Rugaspidiotinus Balachowsky by Howell (1995) and was placed in the "Diaspidini." However, he further indicates that the genus belongs in the Odonaspidinae; and explains that this agrees with the concepts of Balachowsky (1953g) and Takagi (1969a). Later he indicates that crawler characters of 6-segmented antennae, no row of ventral submedian abdominal setae, and no elongate seta present on the tarsi, the genus is clearly part of the Diaspidinae.
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Associated References
- Howell1995: description, illustration, taxonomy, pp. 202
- NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 51, 64
