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Duplachionaspis circularis Munting, 1977 (Diaspididae: Duplachionaspis)

Duplachionaspis circularis Munting 1977: 12-13. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Ladismith, on Aloe sp., 11/01/1969, by J. Munting. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Muntin1977: pp.9 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis from southern Africa]

Structure: Female scale white, subcircular, about 2 mm in diameter, but with 1st and 2nd instar exuviae projecting from margin. Male puparium, parallel-sided, white, about 1 mm long, secretory portion of a velvety texture. Adult female elongate, broadest across mesothorax, about 1.3 mm long. First instar with five segmented antennae, terminal segment non-annulate. Cephalic margin notched and paired dorsocephalic ducts absent (Munting, 1977).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1977).