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Moraspis euphorbiae (Brain, 1919) (Diaspididae: Moraspis)

Chionaspis euphorbiae Brain 1919: 234. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: East London, on Euphorbia sp., 23/06/1915, by Miss Impey. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Muntin1970a,37). Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Duplachionaspis euphorbiae (Brain, 1919); MacGillivray 1921: 335. change of combination
Trichomytilus euphorbiae (Brain, 1919); Lindinger 1934: 64. change of combination
Moraspis euphorbiae (Brain, 1919); Hall 1946a: 525. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MacGil1921: pp.335 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis] Key as: Duplachionaspis euphorbiae

Structure: Female scale white, pyriform, moderately broadened posteriorly and finely striated transversely. Male scale white and uncarinated or obscurely carinated. Adult female body elongate oval and heavily sclerotized at maturity anterior to the 2nd free abdominal segment. Pygidium broadly rounded with 2 pairs of inconspicuous lobes (Hall, 1946a).
Biology: This species has only been recorded from the Eastern Cape, South Africa and is very common in the Noorsveld where in some parts Euphorbia caerulescens overwhelmingly dominates the flora as the result of overgrazing (Munting, 1973).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1973).