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Conchaspis lata Hempel, 1937 (Conchaspididae: Conchaspis)

Conchaspis lata Hempel 1937: 21. Type data: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro, on unidentified tree.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Secao de Entomologia Agricola do Instituto do Biologia Vegetal, Brazil; accepted valid name Illustr.

Countries: 2

Structure: Scale of female circular, slightly convex, compact in texture, generally obscured by buff to dark-reddish particles of the host's bark; diameter, about 4 mm. Internally the scale is smooth, white-nacreous, with buff markings due to particles of the host's bark. The scales generally overlap each other and are aggregated into small masses (Mamet, 1954b).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hempel (1937) and by Mamet (1954b). Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Afifi (1969). Good description and illustration of the first-instar nymph given by D'Ascoli and Kosztarab (1969). Good description and illustration of the second-instar female nymph given by D'Ascoli and Kosztarab (1969). Good description and illustration of the third-instar female nymph given by D'Ascoli and Kosztarab (1969).