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Notandaspis oodnadattae Williams & Brookes, 1995 (Diaspididae: Notandaspis)

Notandaspis oodnadattae Williams & Brookes 1995: 186-189. Type data: AUSTRALIA: South Australia, 70 km west of Oodnadatta, on Acacia aneura, 01/10/1976, by F.D. Morgan. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in ANIC and BMNH. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: The shape of the median lobes distinguishes Notandaspis oodnadattae from N. hymenantherae which possesses almost triangular median lobes. The positions of the anal opening and vulva are reversed in both species, the anal opening of N. oodnadattae lying posterior to the position of the vulva and in N. hymenantherae the anal opening lying anterior to the position of the vulva (Williams & Brookes, 1995).
Structure: Adult female scale white, 4 mm long, exuviae apical, pale white, cork layer of plant in some instances growing in strands over scale cover (Williams & Brookes, 1995).
Biology: At first sight, Notandaspis oodnadattae resembles an ovisac of many species of Eriococcus (Eriococcidae) (Williams & Brookes, 1995).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Williams & Brookes (1995).