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Melanaspis phenax (Cockerell, 1901) (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Chrysomphalus phenax Cockerell 1901l: 225. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, Verulam, on bark of branches of Mimosa sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Chrysomphalus (Melanaspis) phenax Cockerell, 1901; Brain 1919: 205. change of combination
Aonidiella phenax (Cockerell, 1901); MacGillivray 1921: 442. change of combination
Pseudischnaspis phenax (Cockerell, 1901); Lindinger 1937: 194. change of combination
Melanaspis phenax (Cockerell, 1901); Hall 1946: 62. change of combination
Melanaspis phoenax (Cockerell, 1901); Balachowsky 1953e: 146. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 3

Structure: Female scale about 1.5 mm in greatest diameter; convex, capsular; black, but covered with a secretionary layer of yellowish brown material which shows concentric markings; exuviae nearly always nearer to one side and covered with a whitish or greyish layer; in very young scales there is a faint concentric ring and dot effect; ventral scale dense, black (Brain, 1919).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brain (1919) and by Balachowsky (1958b).