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Augulaspis agathosmae (Munting, 1965) (Diaspididae: Augulaspis)

Versiculaspis agathosmae Munting 1965: 236-238. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Point Nature Reserve, on Agathosma imbricata, 22/05/1962, by J. Munting. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Augulaspis agathosmae (Munting, 1965); Matile-Ferrero 1974: 647. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species differs from Augulaspis diosmae by having median lobes project from the pygidial margin, no macroducts occur on segment VII and in the presence of scattered ducts across the dorsum of segments I-III (Munting, 1965).
Structure: Scale of adult female mytiliform, glossy white with yellow exuviae; male scale elongate, white, non-carinate, somewhat dilated immediately behind the exuviae, then flattened posteriorly. Adult female elongate with broadly rounded pygidium; prosoma slightly sclerotized at maturity (Munting, 1965).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1965).