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Fiorinia pakistanensis Ahmad, 1970 (Diaspididae: Fiorinia)

Fiorinia pakistanensis Ahmad 1970: 709-711. Type data: PAKISTAN: Abbottabad, on Olea cuspidata, 07/12/1967. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in BMNH, USNM and the Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Pakistan Station, Rawalpindi. Illustr.

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Systematics: Fiorinia pakistanensis is similar to F. neriifolii in having a well-developed interantennal process, but differs in the shape of median lobes and number of marginal macroducts (Ahmad, 1970).
Structure: Female scale composed of elongate-oval, and dark brown exuviae covered by a thin dull white secretion which extends slightly beyond the margins. Exuviae of 1st instar pale yellow, transparent and placed at the anterior margin of scale. Adult female membranous except for pygidium, measuring approximately 0.7-1.0 mm long and 0.4-0.5 mm wide. 2nd stage female about 0.5-0.6 mm long and 0.3 mm wide. Median lobes retracted into the apex of the pygidium, strongly divergent, bases yoked and inner edge serrated (Ahmad, 1970).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ahmad (1970).