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Newsteadia samoana Morrison, 1952 (Ortheziidae: Newsteadia)

Newsteadia samoana Morrison 1952: 63-64. Type data: WESTERN SAMOA: Upolu, Tiavi, 21/06/1940, by E. Zimmerman. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Department of Entomology Collection, Hawaii, USA; Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in USNM.

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 4

Kozar2004: pp.38-41 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the world species of Newsteadia]
KozarKo2000: pp.226 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Newsteadia in the Australian and Pacific Regions]
WilliaWa1990: pp.38 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Newsteadia of South Pacific region]
Morris1952: pp.58 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Newsteadia]

Systematics: N. samoana is similar to N. martini and N. milleri having spine-like seta on the antennae and legs, but N. samoana differs from both by having long hair-like setae on the claws and a few setae on apical segment of the antennae (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, 2000).
Structure: Adult female has heavy wax plates. Body is elliptical with most of the dorsal surface moderately sclerotized (Morrison, 1952).
Biology: Specimens have been collected at 2,000 feet in elevation (Morrison, 1952).
General Remarks: Original description by Morrison (1952). Redescription and illustration by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2000) and by Kozár (2004).