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Antakaspis terminaliae Mamet, 1959 (Diaspididae: Antakaspis)

Antakaspis terminaliae Mamet 1959a: 466. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Ambilobe, on Terminalia sp., ?/07/1952, by E.S. Brown. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Scale of adult female circular, fairly convex, of thick felt-like texture, normally white in color, sometimes obscured by brownish to greyish extraneous matter. The internal surface of the scale is pure white. Scale of male elongate, parallel-sided, not carinated, pure white to pale brown in color, with the pale yellowish exuvia terminal. Adult female oval, membranous except for the posterior extremity of the abdomen, from the third segment, which is somewhat sclerotized especially in the median area (Mamet, 1959a).
Biology: Male scales sometimes occur in masses under the scale of the female (Mamet, 1959a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1959a).