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Porogymnaspis indica (Green, 1919) (Diaspididae: Porogymnaspis)

Aonidia indica Green 1919c: 440. Type data: INDIA: West Bengal, Calcutta, Indian Museum Compound, on undetermined host, by N. Annandale. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pyrogymnaspis indica Ramakrishna Ayyar 1919b: 99. nomen nudum (discovered by Green1919c, 440).
Porogymnaspis indica (Green, 1919); Borchsenius 1966: 206. change of combination
Progymnaspis indica; Williams, D.J. 2017a: 225. misspelling of genus name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Lindinger (1943b) considered Porogymnaspis indica to be a junior synonym of Aonidia loranthi Green 1896.
Structure: Female scale circular, moderately convex, median area usually depressed or slightly concave; secretionary margin very narrow, the center of the scale usually bare. Scale is pale castaneous in color, secretionary margin grayish brown, 0.5 mm wide. Male scale larger, broadly ovate, larval exuviae nearer one extremity, dull grayish brown, 0.75 mm long. Adult female circular, pygidium slightly prominent. Posterior extremity of pygidium somewhat truncate, 0.5 mm long (Green, 1919c).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Green (1919c).