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Diaspis parvinatis Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Diaspis)

Diaspis parvinatis Ferris 1941d: SIII-277. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, David, on Byrsonima crassifolia, 1938, by G.F. Ferris. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Diaspis parvinatis is very distinct, separated from other species by the very large, very divergent and retracted median lobes, the large second lobes, the reduced marginal spur and the paucity of dorsal ducts (Ferris, 1941d).
Structure: Female scale small, white, flat, thin, with the exuviae almost marginal. Male scale white, elongate, slender, the exuviae almost colorless. Adult female about 0.6 mm long (Ferris, 1941d).
Biology: Scales are found on the underside of host leaves (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).