Valid Names Results

Pseudaulacaspis miyakoensis (Kuwana in Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931) (Diaspididae: Pseudaulacaspis)

Chionaspis miyakoensis Kuwana in Kuwana & Muramatsu 1931a: 649. Type data: JAPAN: Okinawa, Miyakojima, on Morus acidosa. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Ibaraki-ken: Insect Taxonomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Environmental Sciences, Kannon-dai, Yatabe, Tsukuba-shi, (Kuwana), Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Phenacaspis miyakoensis (Kuwana in Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931); Ferris 1955d: 51. change of combination
Phenacaspis midyakoensis (Kuwana in Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931); Ferris 1955d: fig. 44. misspelling of species epithet Illustr.
Pseudaulacaspis miyakoensis (Kuwana in Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931); Shoubu & Kawai 2002: 151-160. change of combination

Families: 5 | Genera: 5

Countries: 2

Systematics: Placed in synonymy with Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli by Takagi (1961) but Shoubu & Kawai (2002) discovered differences in the second-instar males suggesting that P. miyakoensis is a valid species.
General Remarks: Excellent illustration and description provided by Ferris (1955d) based on specimens collected by Takahashi on Apananthe from the Loochoo Islands in Japan.