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Operculaspis crinita Laing, 1925 (Diaspididae: Operculaspis)

Operculaspis crinitus Laing 1925a: 63. Type data: TANZANIA: Ngerengere, on a forest tree.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Operculaspis crinita Laing, 1925; Ferris 1937a: 3. emendation that is justified

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale subcircular to broadly ovate, greatest diameter about 3 mm; greyish white; very moderately convex; very firm, rather brittle and thick; ventral scale present, closely adhering to bark of host plant, papery in texture in the young stage but hardening with age, and in mature individuals of about same thickness as dorsal scale (Laing, 1925a).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Laing (1925a).