Valid Names Results
Diaulacaspis siamensis Takahashi, 1942 (Diaspididae: Diaulacaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Diaulacaspis siamensis Takahashi 1942b: 40-42. Type data: THAILAND: Chiengmai, on Dipterocarpus sp., ?/05/1940; Ubon, on unidentified Lauraceae tree, 04/05/1940. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Quernaspis siamensis (Takahashi, 1942); Ali 1970: 25. change of combination
- Diaulacaspis siamensis Takahashi, 1942; Takagi 1989. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Calophyllaceae
- Mesua ferrea | TakagiPoGh1989
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Dipterocarpus | Takaha1942b Ali1970
- Lauraceae
- Lauraceae | Borchs1966
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Malaysia
- Malaya | TakagiPoGh1989
- Thailand | Takaha1942b
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female scale elliptical, pale brown, very thin, flattened, with pale brown larval skins at the center. Female body resembles Aulacaspis in shape, flattened, sclerotised throughout, prominently constricted behind the mesothorax (Takahashi, 1942b).
- General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Takahashi (1942b) and Takagi et al. (1989).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1970: catalog, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 17
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 141
- TakagiPoGh1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 153-159
- Takaha1942b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 40-42
