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Andaspis vandae (Rutherford, 1915) (Diaspididae: Andaspis)

Lepidosaphes vandae Rutherford 1915: 116-117. Type data: SRI LANKA: Peradeniya, on Vanda spathulata, ?/09/1914. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paradeniya: Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute, Sri Lanka; accepted valid name
Andaspis vandae (Rutherford, 1915); Williams 1963b: 23-25. change of combination Illustr.
Raoaspis vandae (Rutherford, 1915); Borchsenius 1967: 729. change of combination Notes: Takagi (1970) synonymized the genus Raoaspis Borchsenius with Andaspis MacGillivray creating the combination Andaspis vandae.

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species forms a distinct group with Andaspis mori, A. meliae and A. naracola in possessing well developed second lobes and minute ducts (Williams, 1963b).
Structure: Scale of adult female very dark brown to nearly black, shiny, about 2.75mm long, exuviae dull brown. Male scale slightly paler than female scale and smaller. Adult female elongate-oval, membranous except for pygidium and head margins; pygidium rounded (Williams, 1963b).
General Remarks: Description and illustration by Williams (1963b).