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Newsteadia wacri Strickland, 1947 (Ortheziidae: Newsteadia)

Newsteadia wacri Strickland 1947a: 518. Type data: GHANA: Eastern Province, Tafo, on Theobroma cacao, by "J. McA Todd". Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

Kozar2004: pp.38-41 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the world species of Newsteadia]
MillerKo2002: pp.206 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of Afrotropical Newsteadia]
Morris1952: pp.58 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Newsteadia]

Systematics: Within Africa N. wacri is most similar to N. southafricensis (Miller & Kozár 2002). Outside of Africa N. wacri most closely resembles N. gullanae but differs from N. gullanae by having ovisac band clusters C5 and C6 present, several indefinite coxal depressions, antennal segment 1 slightly shorter than segment 2, middle tibia-tarsus about 900 micrometers long, and antennal segment 2 about 220 micrometers long (Miller & Kozár, 2002).
Structure: Adult female is completely covered with white wax in the form of plates of a definite pattern. One large triangular plate covers the head and apex of the body, overlaid by a second, smaller plate on the first thoracic segment (Strickland, 1947a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Strickland, 1947a). Redescribed and illustrated by Miller & Kozár (2002) and by Kozár (2004).