Valid Names Results

Taiwanaspidiotus Takagi, 1969 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Taiwanaspidiotus Takagi 1969a: 72. Type species: Aspidiotus shakunagi Takahashi by original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: The type species of Taiwanaspidiotus Takagi is close to species of Aspidiotus, but cannot be retained in the latter owing to the narrower body, the evenly sclerotized dorsal derm of the pygidium, and the reduction of plates on the fifth abdominal segment (Takagi, 1969a).
• General Remarks: Definition and characters by Takagi (1969a).

Keys

Associated References

• BenDovGe2003: catalog, pp. 794
• NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 54
• Takagi1969a: description, taxonomy, pp. 72
• Tao1999: taxonomy, pp. 119

2 Species