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Paraleucaspis bidens Mamet, 1959 (Diaspididae: Paraleucaspis)

Paraleucaspis bidens Mamet 1959a: 456-458. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Ankatoto, on "Voamasoandro," ?/04/1951, by R. Paulian. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Systematics: Paraleucaspis bidens can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the apical margin of the pygidium which is strongly depressed in the adult female (Mamet, 1959a).
Structure: Female scale entirely composed of exuviae of 2nd stage which is elongate, narrow, somewhat convex, parallel sided, covered with a thin film of translucent glassy secretion. Larval exuviae terminal, translucent. Adult female pupillarial, elongate, enclosed in exuviae of 2nd stage, membranous except for the anterior extremity of the body which is weakly sclerotized. Median ventral area of meso- and metathorax with numerous short ridges with weakly sclerotized and minutely serrated apices, 0.7 mm long. Pygidium short, with apical margin broadly but strongly depressed, with only one pair of tooth-like structures (lobes) on the margin of the 6th segment on each side of the median depression (Mamet, 1959a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1959a).