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Gadaspis excisa (Hall, 1929) (Diaspididae: Gadaspis)

Chionaspis (Pinnaspis) excisa Hall 1929a: 366-368. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Mazoe, on Combretum sp., 26/01/1928. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Gadaspis excisa (Hall, 1929); Hall 1946a: 519. change of combination
Pinaspis excisa (Hall, 1929); Lindinger 1957: 549. change of combination
Gadaspis excisa (Hall, 1929); Borchsenius 1966: 83. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Gadaspis excisa is close to G. combreti, from which it may be distinguished by the broad and deep excision on each side of the median lobes and the nature of the lateral lobes (Hall, 1929a).
Structure: Scale cover of adult female pyriform to elongate pyriform, convex. Larval exuviae apparently dark bronze, but really a pale straw color (being transparent, the dark color of the sublying female gives them a darker appearance). Nymphal exuviae pale straw color. Exuviae covered by a thin film of secretionary matter. Exuviae occupy less than half the total length of scale cover, secretionary appendix white. Ventral scale thin and poorly developed, 1.25-1.5 mm long and 0.5-0.8 mm wide. Male scale cover non carinated, with straw colored exuviae. Adult female elongate oval (Hall, 1929a).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Hall (1929a).