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Dentachionaspis centripetalis Rao, 1953 (Diaspididae: Dentachionaspis)

Chionaspis centripetalis Fletcher 1921: 19. nomen nudum (discovered by Rao1953, 64).
Chionaspis centripetalis Misra 1924: 348. nomen nudum (discovered by Rao1953, 64).
Dentachionaspis centripetalis Rao 1953: 64. Type data: INDIA: Kashmir, on "apple" (Malus sp.), 1916, by T.B. Fletcher. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Cionaspis centipetalis Fletcher nomen nudum was a manuscript name by E.E. Green and was described later by Rao (1953) as Dentachionaspis centripetalis Rao. Illustr.

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Systematics: Dentachionaspis centripetalis resembles D. pseudonivea, but can be separated from it by the larger number of submedial and submarginal dorsal ducts on the pygidium (Rao, 1953).
Structure: Female scale white, first exuviae pale yellow with darker markings and the second exuviae reddish brown. About 3 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. Adult female nearly oval, narrow anteriorly (Rao, 1953).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Rao (1953).