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Afrodrosicha Vayssière, 1968 (Monophlebidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Afrodrosicha Vayssière 1968: 1493. Type species: Afrodrosicha nimbae Vayssière by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Vayssiere (1968) placed this genus to Drosichini of the Monophlebinae, characterizing it by: derm membranous; well-developed legs; seven pairs of abdominal segments; 9-segmented antenna. Gavrilov-Zimin, 2018, resurrected the tribe Monophlebini (including Llaveiini (syn. nov.) within the family Margarodidae to place the genus Afrodrosicha in relation to other genera that he felt belonged in a subfamily of Monophlebinae (Afrodrosicha, Buchnericoccus, Corandesia, Etropera, Gueriniella, Laurencella, Llaveia, Monophleboides, Monophlebus, Neohodgsonius, Nietnera, Pseudaspidoproctus and Vrydagha)
• General Remarks: Definition and characters by Vayssière (1968).

Keys

• Watson2022: pp.320-321 ( Adult (F) ) [Monophlebidae in continental Africa]
• Gavril2018: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Genera of Monophlebini]

Associated References

• BenDov2005a: catalog, taxonomy, pp. 140
• Foldi2001a: taxonomy, pp. 196
• Gavril2018: key, morphology, taxonomy, pp. 153-159
• Vayssi1968: description, taxonomy, pp. 1493-1500
• Watson2022: economic importance, key, taxonomy, pp. 320

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