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Rolaspis whitehilli (Hall, 1946) (Diaspididae: Rolaspis)

Phenacaspis whitehilli Hall 1946: 68-70. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Whitehill, on Euphorbia sp., 26/11/1931, by T.D.A. Cockerell. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Rolaspis whitehilli (Hall, 1946); Hall 1946a: 534. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale long, convex, only moderately broadened posteriorly and opaque waxy white. Exuviae pale brown covered by a thin film of white secretionary matter. Ventral scale persistent except at the posterior extremity and along a median channel; 4-5 mm long, 1.25-1.5 mm wide. Male scale small, parallel-sided, non-carinated, with pale brown exuviae. Adult female fusiform. Pygidium broadly rounded. Median lobes prominent, slightly divergent, rounded apically, with bases clearly yoked but separated by a distinct median notch. 2nd lobes duplex with the inner lobule relatively long and narrow (Hall, 1946).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hall (1946).