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Melanaspis marlatti (Parrott, 1899) (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Aspidiotus (Targionia) marlatti Parrott 1899b: 282. Type data: U.S.A.: Kansas, Manhattan, Blue Mont, on base of the stems of grasses Andropogon furcatus and A. scoparius; collected by J.B. Norton.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (DeitzDa1986,52). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Targionia marlatti (Parrott, 1899); Fernald 1903b: 297. change of combination
Targaspidiotus marlatti (Parrott, 1899); MacGillivray 1921: 447. change of combination
Melanaspis marlatti; Borchsenius 1966: 352. incorrect synonymy (discovered by DeitzDa1986, 52). Notes: Incorrect synonymy with Melanaspis smilacis (Comstock).
Melanaspis marlatti (Parrott, 1899); Deitz & Davidson 1986: 52. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 5

Countries: 3

Systematics: Borchsenius (1966) synonymized Melanaspis marlatti (Parrott) with Melanaspis smilacis (Comstock), while Deitz & Davidson (1986) regarded them as distinct species.
Structure: Female scale 2 mm in diameter; flat to highly convex; dark reddish-brown, resembling walnut, on margin to a lighter shade at centre; exuviae lateral, large, black, often covered with brownish secretion; ventral scale thin, light reddish-brown, not easily separated from scale, and leaves no mark on host plant when detached (Parrott, 1899b).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Parrott (1899b) and by Deitz & Davidson (1986).