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Protodiaspis colimae Ferris, 1937 (Diaspididae: Protodiaspis)

Protodiaspis colimae Ferris 1937: SI-101. Type data: MEXICO: Colima, Volcano of Colima, on Quercus sp., ?/12/1925, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Protodiaspis colimae is apparently most closely related to P. emoryi, but it is possible that these two should be separated into a distinct genus (Ferris, 1937).
Structure: Female scale concealed far beneath the bark of host, little or no external evidence of their presence. 2nd exuviae ruptures longitudinally and between its halves lies the adult female, which is enveloped in a mass of waxen threads. Adult female practically circular, except for the projecting pygidium, derm membranous, except for pygidium, and thickly strewn both dorsally and ventrally with minute ducts (Ferris, 1937).
Biology: Protodiaspis colimae was collected at an altitude of 5000 feet (Ferris, 1937).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1937).