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Annulaspis singularis McKenzie, 1963 (Diaspididae: Annulaspis)

Annulaspis singularis McKenzie 1963: 29. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California, 100 miles north of La Paz, Loreto, on an undetermined species of Chenopodiaceae.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Based on the original description of A. polygona and A. singularis, it is evident that they are not congeneric. Until the appropriate higher level placement of this genus will be revised, this species are temporarily placed in the Annulaspis.
Structure: The scale of the female and male were quite similar in size and color, and were described as resembling "little brown seeds" (McKenzie, 1963).
Biology: The scale was found in bark cracks of its host plant (McKenzie, 1963).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1963).