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Aspidiotus artus Munting, 1971 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus artus Munting 1971a: 305. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Witzenberg, on Protea laurifolia; collected 1.ix.1965, by D.J. Rust.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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• Structure: Scale of adult female subcircular, white with golden yellow subcentral exuviae, about 3 mm in diameter. Male scale similar but about 1.3 mm in diameter (Munting, 1971a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Munting (1971a).

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