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Melanaspis araucariae Lepage, 1942 (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanaspis araucariae Lepage 1942: 182. Type data: BRAZIL: near Sta. Adelaide, altitude 1600 metros, at Capivari, Campos do Jordao, on Araucaria brasiliensis.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Curitiba: Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil; Sao Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale circular, white, diameter 3 mm, exuviae black, central. Male scale not observed (Lepage, 1942).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Lepage (1942).

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