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Furcaspis taquarae (Fonseca, 1969) (Diaspididae: Furcaspis)

Furcaspis biformis taquarae Fonseca 1969: 35. Type data: BRAZIL: Sao Paolo, Cantareira, on Merostachys sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaMiRu2006,69). Type depository: Sao Paulo: Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

Systematics: Fonseca (1969) separated Furcaspis biformis taquarae from Furcaspis biformis (Cockerell) by a pronounced convexity of the scale cover; the distinct sclerotized zones between the lobes, slightly elongated, resembling the form of a paraphyse; by the absence of perivulvar pores; and the spiracle apodemes present a shorter and narrower semicircular region than in F. biformis. The presence or absence of perivulvar pores has been often applied as a reliable taxonomic feature in the Diaspididae, therefore, this sub-species is here raised to species level.
Structure: Female scale convex, more convex than in Furcaspis biformis biformis (Cockerell) (Fonseca, 1969).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Fonseca (1969) and by Williams et al. (2006).