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Clavaspis crypta Howell & Tippins, 1975 (Diaspididae: Clavaspis)

Clavaspis crypta Howell & Tippins 1975: 338. Type data: U.S.A.: Georgia, Clinch County, near Cargo, on Carya pecan.. 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: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale circular, ca. 2 mm in diameter, but may appear elongate because of irregularities in the bark; light gray; exuviae subcentral, gold-colored; the scale, which is covered with bark flakes, is so nearly the same color as the bark that often the only indication of its presence is the gold exuviae. Scale of male not seen (Howell & Tippins, 1975).
Biology: Occurring on the bark (Howell & Tippins, 1975).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Howell & Tippins (1975).