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Paraleucaspis madagascariensis Mamet, 1954 (Diaspididae: Paraleucaspis)

Paraleucaspis madagascariensis Mamet 1954: 71-72. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Sacaramy Foresty Station, on an undetermined plant.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Systematics: Paraleucaspis madagascariensis is similar P. halli, from which it is differentiated by the broadly rounded pygidium of the female and by the shape of the lobes of the second stage (Mamet, 1954).
Structure: Female scale elongate, narrow, shiny, almost entirely composed of nymphal exuviae which is jet black and covered with a thin film of translucent, glassy secretion. Larval exuviae terminal, translucent, with its posterior extremity orange yellow. Male scale elongate, broadest behind, without carinae, pale straw colored. Adult female enclosed in exuviae of 2nd stage; membranous; median ventral area of meso- and metathorax with numerous, short ridges with sclerotized and minutely serrated apices. Pygidium broadly rounded, with 2 pairs minute, elongate lobes which scarcely project beyond margin; 2nd lobes not bilobed (Mamet, 1954).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1954).