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Selenaspidus griqua (Brain, 1918) (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)

Aspidiotus (Selenaspidus) griqua Brain 1918: 133. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Belmont, Griqualand East, on Arthrosolen polycephalus; collected by Mr. Thomsen, May 1915.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Muntin1970a,38). Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Entaspidiotus griqua (Brain, 1918); MacGillivray 1921: 456. change of combination
Entaspidiotus griqus (Brain, 1918); MacGillivray 1921: 456. misspelling of species epithet
Selenaspidus griqua (Brain, 1918); Lindinger 1943b: 264. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Gnidia polycephala | Borchs1966 Brain1918 Mamet1958a | (= Arthrosolen polycephalus)

Countries: 1

Structure: Female scale about 1.5 mm long, almost circular, but appearing elongate in the direction of the length of the twigs because it is so much arched, buff to brownish, matt, smooth, shell-like, with exuviae covered; the first exuviae are central and are usually covered with a small circular area of secretion which is paler, or almost white; in rubbed specimens the first exuviae are brown; the second exuviae are covered with a layer of secretion similar to that of the scale, but their outer margin is often indicated by a line of paler colour. Male scale similar, but smaller and more elongate, with the first exuviae near one end, covered, yellow to orange when rubbed (Brain, 1918).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brain (1918).