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Aspidiotus murramarangensis Normark, Normark and Gullan, 2022 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aspidiotus cf nerii McDougall et al., 2021. unavailable name that is placed
Aspidiotus murramarangensis Normark, Normark and Gullan 2022: 155. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Murramarang National Park, Dark Beach (-35.6817°, 150.3011°), on Macrozamia communis, 1/22/2013, by K. McDougall. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: 5 adult females, same data as holotype (3 in ANIC, 1 in UMEC, 1 in USNM); 14 adult females on 9 slides, ex leaf of M. communis, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Murramarang National Park, Dark Beach access road, -35.6794°, 150.2977°, 24.ii.2014, P. Craven (ANIC). Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: https://zoobank.org/CC761A7D-5219-4016-8FAB-DA47AC277BA7
Aspidiotus murramarangensis is very similar to the other Macrozamia-feeding Aspidiotus species, A. kamberra. For advice on how to distinguish them, see the remarks under A. kamberra,
Structure: Found on underside of leaf; dorsal scale cover white; exuviae subcentral, yellow-orange to orange-brown. On microscope slide: 830–1470 μm long, 600–1330 μm wide, broadest at mesothorax. Body outline nearly circular, without indentations between any body segments. Derm membranous throughout at maturity, except on pygidial dorsum. Antenna simple, with one long seta. (Normark, et al., 2022)
Biology: The scales are abundant on the lower leaf surfaces of affected plants, and chlorotic lesions can be seen on the upper leaf surfaces wherever scales are present on the under-surfaces. Male scale covers were present on infested fronds of the cycads from Murramarang National Park and some adult male scale insects emerged from under the scale covers on sections of infested cycad fronds (collected 24.ii.2014) that had been stored dry in a box inside a sealed zip lock bag. The presence of males means that a population of A. murramarangensis reproduces sexually. (Normark, et al., 2022)
Economic Importance: A. murramarangensis is causing dieback in M. communis.
General Remarks: Detailed description, photographs and illustration in Normark, et al., 2022

NormarNoGu2022: description, diagnosis, economic importance, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 155-159, 162