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Pseudoparlatoria sculpta (Ferris, 1941) (Diaspididae: Pseudoparlatoria)

Malleolaspis sculpta Ferris 1941d: SIII-292. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, Volcan de Chiriqui, on undetermined tree, 1938, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pseudoparlatoria sculpta (Ferris, 1941); Wolff 2008: 303-304. change of combination

Countries: 1

Wolff2008: pp.292-293 ( Adult (F) ) [Chave para identificação das espécies de Pseudoparlatoria, baseada nos caracteres de fêmeas adultas. (A key to species of Pseudoparlatoria, based on the characters of adult females)]
Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:57 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Malleolaspis]

Systematics: The fact that the lateral margins of the metathorax and the 1st abdominal segment are not produced into acute lobes, and the large size of the dorsal pygidial ducts, as well as minor differences in form, separate this species from other members of its genus (Ferris, 1941d).
Structure: Female scale distinctly yellow, circular, flat, thin, with exuviae subcentral. Mounted adult female 1.25 mm long. Metathoracic segment not produced laterally, its lateral margins only slightly lobed. 1st and 2nd abdominal segments closely united and together forming slightly produced lateral lobes, 3rd segment likewise being slightly lobed (Ferris, 1941d).
Biology: This species was collected at an altitude of 6500 feet (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).