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Aulacaspis pallida (Robinson, 1917) (Diaspididae: Aulacaspis)

Phenacaspis pallida Robinson 1917: 23. Type data: PHILIPPINES: Luzon, Laguna, Los Baños, on Litsea, ?/03/1915. Syntypes, unknown, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name
Trichomytilus pallida (Robinson, 1917); Lindinger 1933a: 165. change of combination
Aulacaspis pallida (Robinson, 1917); Scott 1952: 39. change of combination

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

Systematics: The caudal margin of Aulacaspis pallida resembles Pseudaulacaspis varicosa, but the smaller size and inconspicuous and occasional ridges of the female scale seem to differentiate it. A. pallida has the general characters of A. latissima which is larger and that of P. chinensis whose scale is a different form and has orange exuviae (Robinson, 1917).
Structure: Female scale circular, white and opaque, slightly convex, occasionally with a few irregular raised lines; marginal exuviae pale yellow, second skin broad oval. Adult female elongate, broadened anteriorly, yellowish brown. Male scale white suffused with brown, sides parallel, a single median carina (Robinson, 1917).
General Remarks: Detailed description by Robinson (1917). Description of specimen from Xylocarpus granatum is described and illustrated in Takagi & De Faveri, 2009.