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Obtusaspis trilobis Ben-Dov, 1974 (Diaspididae: Obtusaspis)

Obtusaspis trilobis Ben-Dov 1974c: 28. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Port St. John's, on Digitaria sp.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Obtuaspis trilobis; Ben-Dov 1974c: 28. misspelling of genus name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Scale of female oval in outline, 1.0-1.3 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide; convex; with a well-developed ventral scale; both scales dark brown in colour; larval exuviae slightly brighter in colour placed subcentrallly; rounded anteriorly and slightly tapering posteriorly (Ben-Dov, 1974c).
Biology: The females infest the basal nodes of the host plant very close to, and sometimes covered by the soil (Ben-Dov, 1974c).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ben-Dov (1974c).