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Mauritiaspis mimusopis Mamet, 1939 (Diaspididae: Mauritiaspis)

Mauritiaspis mimusopis Mamet 1939b: 585-586. Type data: MAURITIUS: Les Mares, on leaves of Mimusops petiolaris, 07/05/1938, by R. Mamet. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Structure: Larval exuviae of female pale golden yellow, shiny, situated in a small depression in portion of gall which projects on under surface of leaves, 0.5 mm long, 0.2 mm wide. Nymphal exuviae and female scale cover incorporated with tissues of gall which then develop a brownish color. Gall represented by a globular protuberance with a small depression at its middle on under surface of leaves and as a hollow ellipsoid projection on upper surface of leaves. Gall is 3.5-5.0 mm long and 1.5-3.0 mm wide. Adult female deep wine colored (Mamet, 1939b).
Biology: Mauritiaspis mimusopis was collected at an altitude of 2200 feet (Mamet, 1939b).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1939b).