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Mancaspis piriformis Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Mancaspis)

Mancaspis piriformis Ferris 1941d: SIII-295. Type data: MEXICO: Colima, Ixtlahuacan, on undetermined host, 1926, by G.F. Ferris. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Countries: 1

Systematics: Mancaspis piriformis is close to M. lunata. The secretionary scale in the former is brown, not white. The dorsal folds on the pygidium are much smaller than in M. lunata and the sclerotizations supporting them are much more conspicuous; ventral sclerotized area of pygidium extends to the vulva and lacks the characteristic chevron-like furrows found in other species (Ferris, 1941d).
Structure: Small, dark brown, secretionary scale and exuviae covering only the attenuated posterior extremity of the adult female. Slide mounted adult female 1.75 mm long, roughly piriform, expanded prosomatic region being somewhat variable in shape to conform to its surroundings (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).