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Tachardina tsimbazazae Mamet, 1954 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Tachardina)

Tachardina tsimbazazae Mamet 1954: 24. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Tsimbazaza, on twigs of Diospyros kaki, 15.v.1950, coll. A. Robinson.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Test of adult female circular to oval, dome-shaped, flattened on top, with usually 16 distinct, straw-coloured to yellowish, irregular ridges radiating from a little below the apex to the margin which sometimes appears as coarsely crenulate. Colour dark greyish-brown. Tests may be separate, but are often so close together that they coalesce into masses of varying sizes. Longest diameter 3.5-4.0 mm; height about 2.0 mm (Mamet, 1954).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Mamet (1954).