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Scleromytilus hargreavesi Hall, 1946 (Diaspididae: Scleromytilus)

Scleromytilus hargreavesi Hall 1946: 71-73. Type data: UGANDA: Kampala, on Loranthus sp., 03/07/1929, by H. Hargreaves. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Structure: Female scale pyriform, off white, with faint transverse striations, very highly convex and hemispherical in side view. Larval exuviae terracotta, nymphal exuviae brown. Scale is tough. Ventral scale entire, white, thin, but tough. Female scale 1.5-2.0 mm long, 0.8 mm wide. Male scale pale brown with terracotta exuviae, uncarinated and more or less similar to female. Adult female with entire thoracic region and 1st abdominal segment very strongly sclerotized, 2nd, 3rd and 4th abdominal segments membranous but with lateral marginal projections somewhat sclerotized, pygidium with a sclerotic pattern. Pygidium broadly rounded with a conspicuous pair of median lobes which are large, acutely rounded, with the outer edge falling away sharply, separated by a distance of about one-quarter the width of one. Other lobes wanting (Hall, 1946).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hall (1946).