Valid Names Results

Taiwanaspidiotus shakunagi (Takahashi, 1935) (Diaspididae: Taiwanaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

Aspidiotus shakunagi Takahashi 1935: 32. Type data: TAIWAN: Taito Province, Chipponsan, on Rhododendron sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Taiwanaspidiotus shakunagi (Takahashi, 1935); Takagi 1969a: 72. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Ericaceae

Rhododendron | Takagi1969a Takaha1935

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Taiwan | Takagi1969a Takaha1935

Keys

Chou1985: pp.262-263 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of China]

Remarks

Structure: Scale of adult female pale whitish, thin, slightly convex dorsally, nearly circular, semitransparent; about 0.8 mm. in diameter; exuviae pale yellow (Takahashi, 1935).
Biology: Insects develop beneath epidermis on lower side of leaf (Takahashi, 1935).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Takahashi (1935) and by Takagi (1969a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDovGe2003: catalog, 794
Borchs1966: catalog, 267
Chou1985: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 272-273
Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 48
FoxWil1939: distribution, economic importance, host, 2296
Takagi1969a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 72-75
Takaha1935: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 4,32-33
Tao1999: distribution, host, taxonomy, 119