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Africaspis terminaliae Munting, 1967 (Diaspididae: Africaspis)

Chionaspis fici; Hall 1929a: 365. misidentification (discovered by MuntinGi1967, 29).
Africaspis terminaliae Munting 1967: 29-31. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Warmbaths, on Terminalia sericea, 05/11/1964, by J. Munting. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

BenDov1973a: pp.140 ( Adult (F) ) [Key for separating the species of Africaspis]
Muntin1967: pp.2 ( Adult (F) ) [Key for separating the world species of Africaspis]

Systematics: This species comes close to Africaspis fici, but differs from it in two inconspicuous though very constant characters: the anterior parastigmatic pores are more numerous in fici, and the long microducts near the marginal macroducts of segments (vi) and (vii), which are absent in fici (Munting, 1967).
Structure: Scale of adult female white, about 2.3mm in length, exuviae brown. Male puparium about 1mm long, smooth, parallel-sided, with a faint median carina; exuviae golden colored (Munting, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1970).