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Neopinnaspis miduensis Borchsenius, 1959 (Diaspididae: Neopinnaspis)

Neopinnaspis miduensis Borchsenius 1959b: 1821. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan, 43km south of Midu, 1700m above sea level, on undertermined shrub, 02/04/1957, by N. Borchsenius. Holotype, female, Type depository: Beijing: Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, China; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in ZMAS. Illustr.
Neopinnaspis meduensis Borchsenius, 1959; Borchsenius 1966: 75. misspelling of species epithet

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species is close to Neopinnaspis travancorensis Lindinger, but differs in the smaller size of the scale and fused lobes (Borchsenius, 1959b).
Structure: Adult female body .8mm long and .3mm wide. Near each anterior spiracle are placed two disc glands. Median lobes of the pygidium acute, trilobed, fused with the lobes of the second pair; all the lobes together form the posterior strongly sclerotized end of the body. Gland spines not developed between the lobes, along the sides of the pygidium arranged in three groups 2-2-2 spines; along the sides of the body on 3rd and 4th abdominal segments are placed in twos or threes setae-like gland spines; on segment 2 of the abdomen are a group of 4-5 shorter gland spines, on sides of segment 1- approximately 10 short, stout gland spines. Marginal glands large, arranged in 4 groups of 1-2-2-1 glands; marginal glands between the lobes strongly removed from pygidial margin. Dorsal glands small (but not minute). Formula for perivulvar glands 4-5 (6-7) 4-4. Female scale elongate, comma-like moderately convex, whitish-yellow or yellow. Larval exuviae 2, both yellow; scale 1.0-1.2mm long and .3-.4mm broad (Borchsenius, 1959b).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1959b).