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Mimusaspis mimusopis (Mamet, 1939) (Diaspididae: Mimusaspis)

Lepidosaphes mimusopis Mamet 1939b: 581-583. Type data: MAURITIUS: Les Mares, on upper of leaves of Mimusops erythroxylon, 07/12/1935, by R. Mamet. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Mimusaspis mimusopis (Mamet, 1939); Mamet 1942: 37. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Structure: Female scale long, narrow, usually straight, widening gradually towards posterior extremity, with a well-defined narrow flattened border, reddish-brown to pale castaneous, with paler margin. Larval exuviae yellow to orange-yellow; nymphal exuviae elongate and darker. Both exuviae occupying about one third of the total length of cover. Male scale much smaller and more delicate than female, whitish. Adult female yellowish, long and narrow, broadest across first abdominal segments, 1.0-1.2 mm long and 0.3-0.4 mm wide (Mamet, 1939b).
Biology: Mimusaspis mimusopis was collected at an altitude of 2200 feet (Mamet, 1939b).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1939b).