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Argenta eduardoi Granara de Willink, 2023 (Asterolecaniidae: Argenta)

Argenta eduardoi Granara de Willink 2023: 3. Type data: ARGENTINA: Tucumán, Río Marapa, on Schinus sp. (Anacardiaceae), 2/20/1993, leg. MCG Willink. Holotype, female, by monotypy and original designation Type depository: Tucuman: Fundacion e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidade Nactional de Tucuman, Argentina; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Marginal and submarginal ducts with eight-shaped pores numerous on ventral cephalothorax; ventral quinquelocular pores numerous in spiracular atrium and in the prothoracic and mesothoracic areas. Slide-mounted adult female. Pyriform, 816 µm long and 648 µm wide. Dermis membranous, with the last abdominal segments (VIII-IX) posterior to the vulva slightly sclerotized, forming a caudal process with a rounded end, with 1–2 setae on each side. (Granara de Willink et al. 2023)
Biology: This species forms a closed, slightly protruding gall with a small dorsal hole in the host’s bark. The individuals, protected by a serous cover, form depressions and are arranged side by side in galleries under the bark, probably produced by other insects. (Granara de Willink et al. 2023)
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female, first-instar, and second-instar nymph by Granara de Willink et al. (2023).

GranarGoSt2023: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, nymph, 3