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Palinaspis elisabethae Balachowsky, 1959 (Diaspididae: Palinaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Palinaspis elisabethae Balachowsky 1959: 354. Type data: COLOMBIA: Cordoba, 100 km north of Monteria, 5 km of Tukura, Ile de France Ranch, Alto Sinu, on Gynerium sagittatum.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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• Structure: Female scale circular or subcircular, 2-2.2 mm in diameter; rugose, with larval exuvia central or subcentral; colour brown chestnut, with exuvia lighter. Male scale suboval, 1.6 mm long; colour lighter than that of female scale (Balachowsky, 1959).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1959).

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