Valid Names Results

Thoa lophopetali Takagi, 1993 (Diaspididae: Thoa)

Nomenclatural History

• Thoa lophopetali Takagi 1993: 12. Type data: MALAYSIA: Malaya, Pahang, Kuala Rompin, Mencali Forest Reserve, on Lophopetalum floribundum, 17/08/1990. Holotype, female, Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale highly convex dorsally; secretory part dark brown, with transverse ribs; exuviae terminal, pale yellow, reddish at posterior apex. Male scale largely composed of 1st instar exuviae with a small amount of waxy material behind. Adult female robust, much swollen dorsally, derm remaining membranous, wrinkled in an elaborate network in a broad marginal region of metathorax and abdomen. Pygidium broadly round marginally, with a continuous series of pectinae and gland spines (Takagi, 1993).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1993).

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