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Pseudaulacaspis forsythiae (Kanda, 1941) (Diaspididae: Pseudaulacaspis)

Phenacaspis forsythiae Kanda 1941c: 220-221. Type data: SOUTH KOREA: Ruisan, near Keijyo (Seoul), Keikido, on Forsythia viridissima, ?/08/1940, by D. Kanda. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Yokohama: S. Kanda Collection, Asano Senior High School, Kanagawa-ku, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pseudaulacaspis forsythiae (Kanda, 1941); Takagi 1985: 46. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Pseudaulacaspis forsythiae is similar to Phenacaspis fujicola (=Chionaspis wistariae), but can be separated by the shape of the median lobe and its conspicuous notches (Kanda, 1941c).
Structure: Female scale oblong, narrow in front and strongly broadened posteriorly, snowy white, 1st exuviae brown, 2nd exuviae yellowish brown, 2.0-3.0 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide. Male scale snowy white, elongate, parallel-sided, dorsal keel prominent but not very distinct, 1.0-1.2 mm long, 0.3-0.5 mm wide. Adult female elongate, broadest about abdomen, distinctly segmented. Pygidium triangular, not heavily chitinized, with 2 pairs of well-developed lobes. Median lobes long and narrow, each lobe fused together at the base, outer margin slightly concave (Kanda, 1941c).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Kanda (1941c).