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Pseudodiaspis bahamensis Ferris, 1954 (Diaspididae: Pseudodiaspis)

Pseudodiaspis bahamensis Ferris 1954: 42. Type data: BAHAMAS: quarantine at Florida, on undetermined host. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Systematics: Pseudodiaspis bahamensis is near P. larreae and P. elaphrii, but differs in lacking all large submarginal macroducts (Ferris, 1954).
Structure: Slide-mounted adult female 1.25 mm long, deltoid, anterior end slightly sclerotized. Lateral margins strongly sculptured, the abdominal segments strongly lobed laterally, each lobe terminating in a large gland spine which encloses 3 or 4 slender microducts bearing a small sclerotic spur. Pygidium small. Median lobes large, somewhat separated, 2nd lobes smaller, one-lobed; 3rd lobes represented by slight marginal projection (Ferris, 1954).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1954).