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Rolaspis anacantha De Lotto, 1956 (Diaspididae: Rolaspis)

Rolaspis anacantha De Lotto 1956: 20-21. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on Osyris weightiana, 04/08/1952, by G. De Lotto. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: The unusual absence of the pygidial gland spine distinguishes Rolaspis anacantha from other species of Rolaspis (De Lotto, 1956).
Structure: Female scale madreperlaceous white, very elongate and narrow, moderately convex; larval exuviae translucent yellow; nymphal exuviae brown, 3.2-4.1 mm long. Male scale elongate, not carinate, opaque white, 1.2-1.5 mm long. Adult female body membranous, elongate with lateral margin of free abdominal segments prominent and broadly pointed. Pygidium broadly rounded with only 2 pairs of lobes. Median lobes small, apically rounded, without any indentation on their edges and yoked together by a basal sclerosis forming a U-shaped notch. 2nd lateral lobes broader and longer, duplex, with inner lobule smoothly rounded and outer one pointed (De Lotto, 1956).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by De Lotto (1956).