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Myrtaspis rhodamniae Takagi, 2020 (Diaspididae: Myrtaspis)

Myrtaspis rhodamniae Takagi 2020: 37. Type data: MALAYA: Ulu Kali, alt ca.1700m, Pahang, on Rhodamnia cinerea, 11/15/1986. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Structure: Adult female. Median trullae much larger than second and third trullae, robust, largely sunken into apex of pygidium, divergent from bases, finely serrate marginally; with large basal sclerites, which are in contact or confluent with each other at their anteromesal corners. Second trullae well developed, with lateral lobule smaller than the mesal. Third trullae also well represented, with lateral lobule depressed into an oblique process. Anterior spiracles each with cluster of disc pores small to moderate in size; posterior spiracles with a much smaller cluster. (Takagi, 2020)
Biology: Females and males occurring on leaves, lower surface. (Takagi, 2020)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Takagi, 2020.

Takagi2020: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37-39, 76-78