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Duplachionaspis welwitschiae Williams, 1955 (Diaspididae: Duplachionaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Duplachionaspis welwitschiae Williams 1955: 144-146. Type data: ANGOLA: Mossamedes Desert, on Welwitschia bainsii, ?/05/1949, by E. Dartevelle. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in the Musée Royal du Congo Belge. Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Duplachionaspis welwitschiae can be distinguished in having a submarginal macroduct on the 6th segment which may be linked with the submedian ducts (Williams, 1955).
• Structure: Female scale white, elongate and broadened posteriorly. Exuviae pale brown. Male scale much smaller, only slightly broadened posteriorly and with a median carina. Adult female 1.0 mm long and 0.6 mm wide, fusiform, widest across the metathorax and first abdominal segment (Williams, 1955).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Williams (1955).

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