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Niveaspis gracilis Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Niveaspis)

Niveaspis gracilis Ferris 1941d: SIII-305. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui, David, on undetermined tree, 1938, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Systematics: Niveaspis gracilis most closely resembles N. townsendiana, but differs in the large size of the 1st lobule of the 3rd pygidial lobe (Ferris, 1941d).
Structure: Female scale very slender, quite thin and silvery white. Male scale similar. Slide-mounted adult female 1.5 mm long, slender. Pygidium quite acute and somewhat elongate. Median lobes relatively prominent (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).