On the armored scales, genus Aulacaspis Cockerell (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), of Korea
Author
Suh, Soo-Jung
text
Insecta Mundi
2013
2013-05-10
2013
295
1
8
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5175901
1942-1354
5175901
44E7641E-7908-4362-AEC1-3C33F8812616
Aulacaspis latissima
(Cockerell)
(
Figures 2
A-F)
Chionaspis latissima
Cockerell, 1897
[
Japan
].
Aulacaspis distylii
Takahashi
:
Paik and Kwon 1977
, 1978;
Kwon et al. 2003
(misidentifications).
Field Characters
. Adult female cover flat, circular, opaque white, slightly convex; shed skins marginal, yellow, with brown median line (
Figure 2A
). Male cover elongate, parallel sided, white, with a median ridge; shed skin marginal, yellow or brown.
Figure 1
.
Aulacaspis difficilis
(Cockerell)
; A-B. habitus, C. female, D. antennae, E. anterior spiracle, F. posterior spiracle, G. abdomen, H. perivulvar pores, I. median lobes.
Figure 2
.
Aulacaspis latissima
(Cockerell)
, A-G; A. habitus, B. female, C. antennae, D. abdomen, E. anterior spiracle, F. posterior spiracle, G1-4. specimens.
A. spinosa
(Maskell)
, H-J; H. habitus, I. female, J. abdomen.
Figure 3
.
Aulacaspis rosarum
Borchsenius
, A-C; A. habitus, B. female, C. abdomen.
Aulacaspis yabunikkei
Kuwana
, D-F; D. habitus, E. female, F. abdomen.
Aulacaspis rosae
(Bouché)
, G-I; G. habitus, H. female, I. abdomen.
Slide-mounted Characters
. Adult female with 3 pairs of well-developed lobes, fourth lobes with lateral lobule represented by series of low points. Median lobes separated by space 0.3 times width of median lobes, with yoke, medial margin parallel sided one-third to one-half length of lobe then strongly divergent to apices, lateral margins diverging slightly, with 0-2 lateral notches, medial margins serrate with 6-12 notches; second lobes bilobed, smaller than median lobes; third lobes bilobed, usually slightly smaller than second lobes. Gland spine formula 1-1-1, with about 11 gland spines near each body margin anterior of fourth lobe area, medial lobes without gland spines between them. Macroducts on pygidium about same size, without duct between medial lobes; submedial ducts on segments 3 to 5, with 1 to 2 ducts each; submarginal ducts on segments 3 to 5, with 1 to 2 ducts each; marginal ducts on segments 5 to 7 with 1 to 2 ducts each. Perivulvar pores in 5 groups; approximately 39 pores on each side of body. Anterior spiracles with 5 to 7 pores, posterior spiracles with 2 to 3. Antennae each with 1 conspicuous seta. Body elongate, pale yellow, cephalothorax roundish expanded, abdominal segments narrow.
Material examined
.
Korea
.
Jejudo
(JJ): Andeokgyegok,
2 adult
females, on
Distylium racemosum
(Hamamelidaceae)
,
6-viii-1977
(W.H. Paik); same data, except for
5 adult
females,
8-v-2008
(S.M. Oh); same data, except for
19 adult
females (leaf),
23-vii-2008
(S.J. Suh); Hawon-dong,
13 adult
females, same host,
11-iv-2007
(S.M. Oh); Topyeong-dong,
3 adult
females, same host,
17-x-2001
(S.M. Oh).