dc:title"Taxonomic review of the lac insect genus Paratachardina Balachowsky (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), with a revised key to genera of Kerriidae and description of two new species";
dc:description"FIGURE 1. Lac insect structures: A, simplex type marginal duct cluster of Kerria lacca; B, duplex type marginal duct cluster of Tachardiella; C, triplex type marginal duct cluster of Austrotachardiella; D, brachial plate of Albotachardina sinensis, arrow pointing to accessory projection (after Zhang 1992); E, long pedicel and dorsal spine of Albotachardina sinensis (after Zhang 1992); F, dorsal spine of Austrotachardia melaleuca; G, dorsal spine of A. australis; H, dorsal spine of A. acaciae; I, dorsal spine of A. angulata; J, marginal duct cluster with two associated auxiliary clusters of Afrotachardina brachysetosa; K, anal ring of Tachardina aurantiaca divided into four sections; L, anal ring of a South African Tachardina sp. divided into four sections; M, marginal duct cluster of T. aurantiaca; N – P, relative position of vdc- 1 and mouthparts in: N, P. pseudolobata; O, P. silvestri; P, P. mahdihassani; Q, typical macroduct of Austrotachardiella.";
dc:description"FIGURE 2. Tests of Paratachardina spp. A, P. decorella, adult female, from W. M. Maskell's dry material; B, P. pseudolobata sp. nov., adult female, ex mango, type material; C, P. pseudolobata sp. nov., adult female after removal of test (al, anterior lobe; pl, posterior lobe; for other abbreviations see Glossary); D, P. silvestri, adult female, ex sandalwood tree, type material; E, P. mahdihassani sp. nov., adult female, type material; F, P. minuta, three adult females with three first-instar nymphs near their bases, type material; G, P. t e r n a t a, adult female, type material; H, P. thea e, two semifused adult females and two male pupae below, type material; I, P. t h e a e, adult females from China (note smoother texture of each ridge of test) (Photos: A, Rosa Henderson, B – I, T. Kondo).";
