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Conchaspis pauliani Mamet, 1951 (Conchaspididae: Conchaspis)

Conchaspis pauliani Mamet 1951: 225. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Tsaratanana, on Neodypsis? articulatus.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Structure: Scale of female circular, convex to more or less conical, pure white in colour, sometimes appearing dirty through accumulation of extraneous matter, somewhat shiny, showing circular ridges which give to it a roughened appearance. Central boss small, somewhat denser in texture than the rest of the scale, white, with eight carinae radiating from its centre to margin. Scale of male elongate, case-like, pure white in colour, smaller than that of female (Mamet, 1954b).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Mamet (1954b).