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On the taxonomy of two Diaspididae (Homoptera, Coccoidea) from Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. J. Williams
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology

Extract

Insulaspis pinea Borchsenius, originally described from North Korea on Pinus sp., is redescribed from specimens collected in Hong Kong on Pinus taeda. A key is presented of all known Insulaspis species on Coniferae. The second species of Thysanofiorinia is described as new from Nephelium sp. (lychee) from specimens collected in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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