Valid Names Results

Diaspidistis multipunctata (Lepage & Giannotti, 1946) (Diaspididae: Diaspidistis)

Pseudoparlatoria multipunctata Lepage & Giannotti 1946: 40-41. Type data: BRAZIL: Sao Paulo, Campos de Jordao, on undetermined host, by P. Mello. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name Illustr.
Diaspidistis multipunctata (Lepage & Giannotti, 1946); Wolff & Claps 2010: 229. change of combination

Countries: 1

WolffCl2010: pp.232 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Diaspidistis, based on the characters of adult females]

Systematics: Diaspidistis multipunctata is similar to D. punctata Ferris (Lepage & Giannotti, 1946) and D. squamosa (Wolff & Claps, 2010).
Structure: Adult female oval, 1.0 mm wide, derm membranous except for sclerotized pygidium. Pygidium with 3 pairs of lobes, median lobes well developed and with a strong sclerotized band at the base, triangular and with crenulated margins. 2nd and 3rd pairs less developed, bilobed, each with a small notch (Lepage & Giannotti, 1946).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Lepage & Giannotti (1946).