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Dinaspis dilatilobis (Green, 1922) (Diaspididae: Dinaspis)

Lepidosaphes dilatilobis Green 1922a: 1010. Type data: SRI LANKA: Sigiriya and Ambalangoda, on undertermined shrub. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Chionaspis dilatilobis (Green, 1922); Lindinger 1932f: 202. change of combination
Dinaspis dilatilobis (Green, 1922); Borchsenius 1966: 74. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female puparium flattish, pale stramineous, thin, translucent; two opaque and often reddish lines mark the position of a median ventral channel on each side of which the scale extends to a width of more than half that of the channel. Male puparium paler and more regular in outline, posterior half depressed and slightly concave (Green, 1922a).
Biology: Scales are crowded in irregular patches on the undersurface of the host leaves. Their presence is indicated by a purplish-brown discoloration of the upper leaf surface (Green, 1922a).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Green (1922a).