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Clavaspidiotus apicalis Takagi, 1974 (Diaspididae: Clavaspidiotus)

Clavaspidiotus apicalis Takagi 1974: 17. Type data: INDONESIA: Java, on shaddock tree, intercepted at U.S.A.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 4

Systematics: The type series includes specimens intercepted at ports of entry in the U.S.A. The holotype is from Java but the paratypes are from the Philippines, Singapore, Penang and Egypt (Takagi, 1974).
Structure: Scale cover not described by Takagi (1974).
Biology: In Sumatra it was found forming dense colonies on citrus fruit, was only sparsely present on the leaves; no sign of any predator or parasitoid activity was apparent. (Watson, et al., 2014) This species has the potential to become a pest of commercial citrus in the absence of its natural enemies.
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Takagi (1974).