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Mimusaspis Mamet, 1942 (Diaspididae)

Nomenclatural History

• Mimusaspis Mamet 1942: 37. Type species: Lepidosaphes mimusaspis Mamet by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily DIASPIDINAE Tribe LEPIDOSAPHIDINI (Normark, et al., 2019) Mimusaspis is somewhat related to Andaspis MacGillivray (Mamet, 1942).
• Structure: Small dorsal pores with narrow tubular ducts present on the submarginal areas of metathorax and all abdominal segments. Few dorsal macropores with fairly long ducts on margin of 6th and 7th segments of abdomen. Median pygidial lobes close together, but non-zygotic, without any plates between them. Second pair of lobes obsolete, represented by a sclerotized serrated incrassation of margin of pygidium (Mamet, 1942).

Keys

Associated References

• Borchs1966: catalog, taxonomy, pp. 73
• Mamet1942: description, taxonomy, pp. 37
• MorrisMo1966: taxonomy, pp. 121
• NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 51, 64

2 Species