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Parandaspis vinsoni (Mamet, 1940) (Diaspididae: Parandaspis)

Lepidosaphes vinsoni Mamet 1940: 71-72. Type data: MAURITIUS: Cocotte Mt., on a stem of Pilea balfouri, 27/11/1938. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Parandaspis vinsoni (Mamet, 1940); Mamet 1967a: 89-92. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Characterized by the presence of clavate paraphyses associated with the pygidial lobes (Mamet, 1949).
Structure: Female scale elongate, light reddish-brown, somewhat convex, rather wide posteriorly, about 2.7 mm long; exuviae terminal: larval exuviae bright golden yellow, shiny; exuviae of second stage reddish-brown, obscured by a layer of whitish secretion. Male scale elongate, smaller than that of female, not carinated, very pale brown to whitish; 0.8-1.0 mm long. Adult female oval, 0.7 mm long, weakly sclerotized except for pygidium which is somewhat sclerotized; lateral margins of mesothorax, metathorax and first 4 abdominal segments strongly lobed and wrinkled. Anterior spiracles with a compact group of 30-31 pores. Pygidium with median lobes prominent, each with apical margin notched thrice and lateral sides parallel, each furnished with a stout but short clavate paraphysis arising from the base of the lobe and extending into the pygidium (Mamet, 1967a).
Biology: Lepidosaphes vinsoni (= Parandaspis vinsoni) was collected at an elevation of 2350 feet (Mamet, 1940).
General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Mamet (1940 and 1967a).