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Epidiaspis tuta Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Epidiaspis)

Epidiaspis tuta Ferris 1941d: SIII-284. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, Armuelles, on undetermined fabaceous tree, 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: Epidiaspis tuta can be distinguished by the absence of gland spines, absence of any but the few marginal and submarginal pygidial ducts and the partial fusion of the median lobes separate it immediately from any other members of Epidiaspis (Ferris, 1941d).
Structure: Female scale very thin, concealed beneath the epidermal layer of the host leaf, with only the first exuviae exposed, the whole appearing merely as a circular yellowish blotch. Male scale white, felted, tricarinate, with exuviae apical. Adult female 1 mm long (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).