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Aspidiotus minutus Cockerell, 1892 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aspidiotus minutus Cockerell 1892b: 333. Type data: JAMAICA: Montego Bay, on Cocoanut Palm; collected by Dr. Sinclair.. Syntypes, female and first instar, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Cockerell (1892b: 33) briefly described this species, as follows: "Aspidiotus minutus Ckll. MS. On coconut palm, near Montego Bay. Collected by Dr. Sinclair. Not yet studied sufficiently; seems to be mature. Occurs with A. rapax var., but the young of that species, when of the size of minutus, are black with slight, pale rim". Ferris (1941e: 45) regarded this species a nomen nudum, whereas Borchsenius (1966) listed it among the incertae sedis species. We interpret that the original description, although very meager, provides enough characters to validate this species.