Valid Names Results

Mycetaspis eneideae Arruda, 1976 (Diaspididae: Mycetaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Mycetaspis eneideae Arruda 1976: 21. Type data: BRAZIL: Pernambuco, Sirinhaem, Nucleo de Recolonizacao, Cucao, on leaves of mango.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Based on the original illustration of the species in Arruda (1976), it appears that all of the pygidial lobes are fused together; there are no paraphyses that can be discerned. (Dones & Evans, 2011)
• Structure: Female scale circular; highly convex, like a cap; colour black; exuviae central (Arruda, 1976).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Arruda (1976).

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