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Annulaspis polygona Ferris, 1938 (Diaspididae: Annulaspis)

Annulaspis polygona Ferris 1938a: 155. Type data: U.S.A.: Texas, Chisos Mountains, on undetermined, small, perennial grass.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Dycryptaspis polygona (Ferris, 1938); Lindinger 1957: 544. change of combination
Annulaspis polygona Ferris, 1938; Borchsenius 1966: 227. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Annulaspis polygona the type species of Annulaspis superficially resemble species of Odonaspidinae, in the absence of lobes and plates on the pygidial margin, but remarkably differs in the absence of crenulae on abdominal sternites. It is evident that A. polygona and A. singularis, are not congeneric. More work is required to place them in appropriate higher level categories. Until this challenge will be met, both species are retained in Annulaspis.
Structure: Scale of the female white, elongate, slender, exuviae apical, a strong ventral scale being formed. Scale of the male similar in form, colour and texture (Ferris, 1938a).
Biology: Occurring on the stems, protected by the bases of the leaves (Ferris, 1938a).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1938a).