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Africaspis communis (Hall, 1928) (Diaspididae: Africaspis)

Chionaspis (Pinnaspis) communis Hall 1928: 284-285. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Mazoe, Headlands, Macheke, Sinoia, on Ficus capensis, Ficus spp., Zizyphus jujuba. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pinnaspis communis (Hall, 1928); Hall 1941: 225. change of combination
Africaspis communis (Hall, 1928); Hall 1941: 225. change of combination
Africaspis aviavyi Mamet 1950: 30-32. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Tananarive, on "Aviavy" Ficus megapoda, ?/06/1949, by R. Paulian. , female, by original designation Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; junior synonym (discovered by Muntin1967, 5). Notes: Paratypes in MNHN and the Institut de Recherche Scientifique de Madagascar. Illustr.
Anoplaspis aviavyi (Mamet, 1950); Lindinger 1957: 544. change of combination

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 6

BenDov1973a: pp.141 ( Adult (F) ) [Key for separating the species of Africaspis]
Muntin1967: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Key for separating the world species of Africaspis ]
Hall1946a: pp.502 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Africaspis]

Systematics: This species is related to A. caffra by the presence of apically-divided gland spines, but differing from this species in having the pygidial gland spines in pairs in the usual positions and by the more numerous dorsal pores in the submarginal series of segment 6 (Mamet, 1950). Munting (1967) states that after examining a paratype, there were no significant differences between A. aviavyi and A. communis, indicating its probable synonymy with the latter. Ben-Dov (1973a) accepted this conclusion.
Structure: Female cover white, elongate, narrowed in front, broadest near posterior extremity; exuviae terminal, reddish yellow. Male cover white, elongate, narrow, scarcely carinated, with a median ridge; exuvia golden yellow, shiny. Adult female elongate, fusiform (Mamet, 1950).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1950).