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Osiraspis balteata Hall, 1923 (Diaspididae: Osiraspis)

Osiraspis balteata Hall 1923: 25-26. Type data: EGYPT: Luxor, on Tamarix sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Adult female completely enclosed in the nymphal or 2nd exuviae, which is devoid of secretionary covering and shining reddish brown, irregularly ovate in shape, 0.25-0.75 mm long, 0.3-0.5 mm wide. Male scale white, usually broadening slightly posteriorly, exuviae terminal and yellow, secretionary appendix without carinae. Adult female ovate, pygidium rugose, strongly chitinized, broadly rounded and truncated. Lobes and plates wanting. A pair of minute setae on the truncate portion and a pair just lateral of the truncate region (Hall, 1923).
Biology: Female scales are not easy to find, being small and hidden in the smallest crevice or at the base of a broad shallow pit covered by male scales (Hall, 1923).
General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Hall (1923) and Ezzat & Afifi (1966).