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Thysanaspis litseae Takagi, 1961 (Diaspididae: Thysanaspis)

Thysanaspis litseae Takagi 1961a: 95-97. Type data: JAPAN: Ryukyu Islands, Amami-Osima, Naze, on Litsea japonica, 21/05/1957. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Systematics: Thysanaspis litseae is distinguishable from T. acalyptus by having accompanying disc pores and a cluster of slender ventral ducts laterad of each anterior spiracle, by lacking a marginal duct between the apical setae of the pygidium and by having five prominent marginal pore prominences on the pygidium in the 2nd stage female (Takagi, 1961a).
Structure: Female scale with 2nd exuviae brown and loosely covered by white secretionary material which is composed of curled individual threads. Male scale elongate, felted, non-carinate and white. Adult female body oval, pygidium approximately triangular (Takagi, 1961a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1961a). Illustrations of adult female, second-instar male, and first instar given in Takagi (2002).