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Melanaspis jamaicensis Davidson, 1970 (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Melanaspis jamaicensis Davidson 1970: 33. Type data: U.S.A.: Florida, Miami, intercepted from Jamaica, on bromeliad leaves.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Illustration of scale cover by Davidson (1970). Female scale circular, approximately 1.5 mm in diameter; moderately convex; greyish in colour; exuviae subcentral, black; exuviae and cover overlain with a brownish grey film of plant tissue. Male scale elongate, similar in colour but smaller than that of the female; exuviae near one end (Davidson, 1970)
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Davidson (1970) and by Deitz & Davidson (1986).