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Protancepaspis bidentata Borchsenius & Bustshik, 1959 (Diaspididae: Protancepaspis)

Protancepaspis bidentata Borchsenius & Bustshik 1959: 160. Type data: CHINA: Sichuan, Omeishan Mountains, southwest of Ch'engtu, on Rubus parkeri, 1955, by O. Pingyung & T.N. Bustshik. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in ZMAS. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Protancepaspis bidentata is similar to species of Ancepaspis. The adult female differs from the latter in having pygidial marginal tubular ducts, some discoidal pores close to the anterior spiracles, some small tubular ducts close to the posterior spiracles, and in the anterior position of the anal aperture (Borchsenius & Bustshik, 1959).
Structure: Female scale composed of the swollen and sclerotized 2nd exuviae, 1st skin whitish, usually lost; secretionary material very sparse. Adult female body pear-shaped, about 1.0-1.2 mm long. Pygidium narrow, apically divided by a deep cleft into two large lobes, with a central dorsal sclerotization (Borchsenius & Bustshik, 1959).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius & Bustshik (1959).