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Rolaspis munroi Hall, 1946 (Diaspididae: Rolaspis)

Rolaspis munroi Hall 1946a: 533-534. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, Vryheid, on Salix sp., 20/09/1905; Cape Province, Kenhardt, ?/04/1917, by J.C. Faure. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Tecaspis munroi (Hall, 1946); Hall 1946a: 539. change of combination
Rolaspis monroi Hall, 1946; Munting 1969: 140. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale glossy white, sometimes faintly striated transversely and with extraneous matter obscuring the glossy surface; moderately convex and broadened posteriorly, exuviae brown. Ventral scale very thin, usually remaining attached to host, 2.5-3.5 mm long, 1.0-1.25 mm wide. Male scale white, more or less parallel sided, uncarinated. Adult female fusiform with derm faintly sclerotized at maturity. Pygidium broadly rounded. Median lobes rather squat and flatly rounded, separated by a shallow U-shaped notch, with a pair of small setae between and with their bases strongly yoked together. 2nd lobes duplex, small and inconspicuous, 3rd lobes not clearly differentiated (Hall, 1946a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hall (1946a).