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Aspidiotus myoporii Lidgett, 1898 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aspidiotus myoporii Lidgett 1898a: 13. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Myrniong, on Myoporum deserti; collected by H. Lidgett.. Syntypes, both sexes, accepted valid name
Aspidiotus yoporii Lidgett, 1898; Lidgett 1898a: 14. misspelling of species epithet
Chrysomphalus myoporii (Lidgett, 1898); Leonardi 1900: 343. change of combination
Chrysomphalus yoporii (Lidgett, 1898); Leonardi 1900: 343. misspelling of species epithet
Aspidiotus myoporii Lidgett, 1898; Borchsenius 1966: 369. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: In the original description the species name was mis-spelled Aspidiotusm yoporii.
Structure: Female scale circular, average diameter about 1/12 inch; slightly convex, dark brown in colour, of a lighter tinge towards the edge; in some cases the colour is almost black, and forms quite conspicuous objects on the green leaves of the food plant; exuviae yellowish, forming a slight depression. Male scale somewhat elongated, light brown in colour; exuviae at one end; average length 1/16 inch (Lidgett, 1898a).
General Remarks: Description of adult female by Lidgett (1898a).