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Pseudaulacaspis gynandropsidis (Green, 1922) (Diaspididae: Pseudaulacaspis)

Chionaspis gynandropsidis Green 1922a: 1017. Type data: SRI LANKA: Peradeniya, on Gynandropsis sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Trichomytilus gynandropsidis (Green, 1922); Lindinger 1933a: 165. change of combination
Phenacaspis gynandropsidis (Green, 1922); Ferris 1955d: 49. change of combination
Pseudaulacaspis gynandropsidis (Green, 1922); Takagi 1985: 46. change of combination

Families: 4 | Genera: 4

Countries: 3

Systematics: Pseudaulacaspis gynandropsidis resembles P. subcorticalis from which it may be distinguished by the much stronger development of the 1st lateral lobes and by the smaller spiniform plates (Green, 1922a). Takagi (1985) states that P. gynandropsidis may in fact be a junior synonym of P. subcorticalis.
Structure: Female scale white, exuviae bright fulvous, elongate, sinuous, broadest posteriorly, 2.25 mm long. Adult female reddish yellow, ovate, broadest across the abdomen. Small group of parastigmatic pores at the anterior spiracles only. Mesal lobes of pygidium varying considerably in size and form, large, divergent, partly recessed, their bases confluent, their free margins finely serrate; 1st lateral lobes well developed, duplex, inner lobule dilated, sometimes projecting beyond the mesal lobes, but usually shorter (Green, 1922a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Green (1922a).