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Selenaspidus quadrilobus Munting, 1969 (Diaspididae: Selenaspidus)

Nomenclatural History

• Selenaspidus quadrilobus Munting 1969a: 294. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Cederberg mountains, Uitkyk Pass, on Serruria sp.; collected by J. Munting, 12.v.1962.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale subcircular, convex though sometimes flat, about 1.5 mm in diameter, chocolate brown in colour but with a pure white ventral skin which is conspicuous on the host plant when the scale is removed. Male scale oval, about 1 mm in length, slightly paler in colour than the female (Munting, 1969a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Munting (1969a).

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