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Paraepidiaspis silvestrii Balachowsky, 1956 (Diaspididae: Paraepidiaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Paraepidiaspis Silvestrii Balachowsky 1956a: 564-567. Type data: LIBYA: Benghazi, on unknown host, similar to Statice sp., 25/05/1922, by F. Silvestri. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Portici: Dipartimento de Entomologia e Zoologia Agraria di Portici, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Paraepidiaspis silvestrii Balachowsky, 1956; Borchsenius 1966: 157. emendation that is justified

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale circular, slightly convex, satiny white, larval exuviae central, yellow and 1.2-1.6 mm wide. Male scale slightly carinated, 0.8 mm long. Adult female nearly circular, derm membranous except for a cephalodorsal area which is slightly thickened (Balachowsky, 1956a).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Balachowsky (1956a).

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