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Collubia dentata Munting, 1968 (Diaspididae: Collubia)

Collubia dentata Munting 1968: 209-211. Type data: ETHIOPIA: Collubi, on Maytenus sp., 3/8/1964, by B.G. Hill. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species bears some resemblance to Moraspis euphorbiae. Adult female elongate, almost parallel-sided, usually broadest across the prosoma which is slightly sclerotized at maturity.
Structure: Scale of adult female white, elongate, becoming very broad posteriorly, sometimes giving the scale an almost circular appearance. First instar without the two dorsocephalic macroducts; anteriof cephalic margin with a broad indentation between the bases of the antennae. Antennae five-segmented, with the terminal segment short and non-annulate. Male scale white, elongate, parallel-sided, non-annulate.
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Munting, 1968.

Muntin1968: description, distribution, host, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 209-211