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Diaspidiotus roseni Danzig, 2000 (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Diaspidiotus roseni Danzig 2000: 287. Type data: ISRAEL: 45 km South of Neve Zohar, on Nitraria retusa; collected by D. Gerling, V. Kravchenko and E. Sugonjaev, 25.V.1992.. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale white, opaque; exuviae yellow, central. Male scale similar to the scale of female, but elongate (Danzig, 2000).
Biology: Females form pit galls on leaves. As typical of gall-forming diaspidids (Beardsley, 1984), the insects are incompletely covered by plant tissue, the top of the gall is covered by the scale. Males form no galls, occur not only on lives but also on twigs. The species is ovoviviparous. In the end of May, young females, females with crawlers under scale and second instar larvae were observed. Numerous crawlers were on leaves and twigs. Scales of males were empty (Danzig, 2000).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female by Danzig (2000).