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Lindingaspis colae (Laing, 1929) (Diaspididae: Lindingaspis)

Chrysomphalus rossi colae Laing 1929a: 496. Type data: SIERRA LEONE: Yandu, crowded on upper surface of leaves of Cola sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Lindingaspis colae (Laing, 1929); McKenzie 1939: 54. change of combination and rank
Lindingaspis coleae (Laing, 1929); Balachowsky 1953c: 109. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale varying from greyish white to greyish brown, subcircular; exuviae subcentral, shining black, the second wholly covered with a thin whitish or pale greyish deposit, the first with a broad belt of white secretion around the periphery; inner surface dull back; ventral scale persisting around margin; diameter up to 2.5 mm; male scale whitish, or brownish white with a whitish margin; exuvia subcentral, black, with a thin white secretion in places; diameter 1.5 mm (Laing, 1929a).
Biology: Occurring on the upper surface of the leaves (McKenzie, 1950).
General Remarks: Description of adult female by McKenzie (1950) and by Balachowsky (1958b).