Valid Names Results

Smilacicola Takagi, 1969 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Smilacicola Takagi 1969a: 55. Type species: Smilacicola apicalis Takagi by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily ASPIDIOTINAE Tribe SMILACICOLINI (Normark, et al., 2019) Smilacicola is referable to the tribe Rugaspidiotini. In adult females, Smilacicola is similar to Rugaspidiotinus, but in the 1st instar larvae some noticeable differences include 6-segmented antennae in Smilacicola as opposed to 5-segmented in Rugaspidiotinus (Takagi, 1983). Placed in tribe Smilacicolini by Takagi (2002).
• Structure: Body elongate-pyriform, being swollen and rounded in the cephalothorax; free abdominal segments little lobed laterally. Derm strongly sclerotized on pygidium and the lateral area of posterior prepygidial segments. Pygidium produced apically into a broad protuberance (Takagi, 1969a).
• General Remarks: Detailed redescription by Takagi (1983).

Keys

• Yang1982: pp.223 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to genera of Diaspidini]

Associated References

• NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 53, 82
• Takagi1969a: description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 55
• Takagi1983: description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 3-5, 8-9
• Takagi2002: illustration, taxonomy, pp. 59, 94-95
• Yang1982: distribution, taxonomy, pp. 223

3 Species