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Chionandaspis Takagi, 2003 (Diaspididae)

Chionandaspis Takagi 2003: 75-76. Type species: Chionandapsis ramicola Takagi by original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe DIASPIDINI Subtribe CHIONASPIDINA (Normark, et al., 2019) Females of Chionandaspis possess prominent median trullae and much reduced second trullae as in Cameronaspis. They are noted for having remarkably well developed, peculiarly shaped scleroses at the basal corners of the median trullae and elongate slender marginal and dorsal macroducts. The second-instar males of the type species and another species of Chionandaspis are characteristic in having a pair of broad projections at the apex of the pygidium. (Takagi, 2005)
Biology: Females burrow under the twig or leaf epidennis. (Takagi, 2005)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2003.