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Since the author of this 1943 genus did not himself definitely fix a type- 

 species for it, the genus can have no standing under Article 13(b) of the 1961 

 Code. Otherwise, the genus has the identical foundation for acceptance avail- 

 able for many other coccid genera. The author suggested a relationship to the 

 genus Conchaspis Cockerell, but both Balachowsky, 1948b: 257, 259, and Mainet, 

 1954b : 193, in his monograph of the Conchaspididae, disagreed, considering that 

 the insect is either an aberrant or an immature diaspidine coccid. 



Arctorthezia Cockerell, 1902, Entomologist 35 : 114, 259. 



type- specie s : Orthezia occidentalis Douglas, 1891, by subsequent designa- 

 tion by the author (p. 259) . 



Originally set up as a new "section" of the genus Orthczia Bosc d'Antic. this 

 unit was subsequently raised first to subgeneric, and then to generic standing by 

 Morrison, 1925 : 143, 1952 : 53, who reviewed it with other ortheziid genera and 

 species. 



Artemicoccus Balachowsky, 1953, Soc. des Sci. Nat. du Ma-roc, Bui. 33 

 (trimest. 3) : 147. 



type- specie s : Centrococcus bispinus Borchsenius, 1949, by original designa- 

 tion. 



The author proposed this genus for three species previously assigned to Gen- 

 trococcus Borchsenius, all living on Artemisia. 



Artemisaspis Borchsenius, 1949, Akad. Nauk SSSR Dok. (n.s.) 64: 

 735-736. 



type- species : Artemisaspis artemisiae Borchsenius, 1949, by original 

 designation. 



The author placed this genus in the Diaspidini, and indicated a close relation- 

 ship to Chionaspis Signoret. Balachowsky. 1953g : 751 (footnote), placed the 

 name in synonymy with Rhizaspidiotus MacGillivray, and since artemisiae was 

 already included in the latter genus, proposed the new name Rhizaspidiotus 

 mesasiaticus for artemisiae Borchsenius. Borchsenius and Williams, 1963, Brit. 

 Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent. Bui. 13: 357, rejected this action and considered Artemi- 

 saspis a distinct and valid genus. 



Arundaspis Borchsenius, 1949, Akad. Nauk SSSR Dok. (n.s.) 64: 

 735, 737. 



type-species : Arundaspis secreta Borchsenius, 1949, by original designa- 

 tion and nionotypy. 



The describer placed this genus in the Odonaspidini. Balachowsky, 1951 : 650, 

 670, placed the name in synonymy with Rhizaspidioius MacGillivray in the 

 Aspidiotini, Targionina of his scheme of classification. Borchsenius and Wil- 

 liams, 1963, Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent. Bui. 13: 381, rejected this opinion and 

 considered the genus to be distinct and allied to the genera Aspidiella Leonardi, 

 Rhizaspidiotus MacGillivray, Remotaspidiotus MacGillivray and Eremiaspis 

 Balachowsky in the Aspidiotini. Lindinger, 1957 : 545, indicated that the type- 

 species was identical with Dycryptaspis (i.e., Odonaspis of authors) secreta 

 (Cockerell), but we believe that his opinion was based on a misunderstanding of 

 the Borchsenius description. 



