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Pentalaminaspis Smith-Pardo et al, 2012 (Diaspididae)

Pentalaminaspis Smith-Pardo et al 2012: 20-22. Type species: Pentalaminaspis minuta Kortinsky by original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: Subfamily ASPIDIOTINAE Tribe AONIDIINI (Normark, et al., 2019)
Pentalaminaspis appears to be most similar to Chrysomphalus but can be distinguished easily by: presence of the 5 bifurcate plates between L1 and L2, the very large size of the L2 and L3 lobes, each with numerous apical teeth, and the number, arrangement and relative size of the paraphyses. (Smith-Pardo, et al., 2012)
Structure: Aspidiotine, adult female broadly oval, nearly round with head and thorax membranous; pygidium with 3 pairs of well-developed lobes, L1 about as long as wide, L2 and L3 broadly spatulate with numerous (about 10) small teeth along apex of each lobe; L2 larger than L1 and located closer to L3 than to L1; 1 pair of plates present between L1; each side of pygidium with 5 bifurcate plates between L1 and L2, 3 bifurcate plates between L2 and L3, and 3 elongate, bifurcate plates anterior to L3; paraphysis arising from base of each side of L1, L2 and L3 slender, elongate, sinuous; 2 rod-shaped paraphyses present between L1 and L2; anus relatively small and oval, located medially about half way between vulva and posterior apex of abdomen; perivulvar pores absent in type species. (Smith-Pardo, et al., 2012)
General Remarks: Description and illustrations in Smith-Pardo, et al., 2012.

SmithPEvDo2012: pp.3+4 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the Aspidiotinae (Diaspididae) genera similar to the genus Chrysomphalus]

NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 53, 79
SmithPEvDo2012: description, distribution, host, illustration, phylogeny, structure, pp. 3-4,20-22