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Vrydagha Vayssière, 1957 (Monophlebidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Vrydagha Vayssière 1957: 1. Type species: Vrydagha lepesmei Vayssière by original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Assigned to the Monophlebinae. Main characteristics (adult female) of this genus are: derm membranous; 10-segmented antenna; five pairs of abdominal spiracles; legs well-developed; three ventral cicatrices (Vayssiere, 1957). Gavrilov-Zimin, 2018, resurrected the tribe Monophlebini (including Llaveiini (syn. nov.) within the family Margarodidae to place the genus Vrydagha in relation to other genera that he felt belonged in a subfamily of Monophlebinae (Afrodrosicha, Buchnericoccus, Corandesia, Etropera, Gueriniella, Laurencella, Llaveia, Monophleboides, Monophlebus, Neohodgsonius, Nietnera, Pseudaspidoproctus and Vrydagha)
• General Remarks: Definition and characters by Vayssière (1957).

Keys

• Watson2022: pp.320-321 ( Adult (F) ) [Monophlebidae in continental Africa]
• Gavril2018: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Genera of Monophlebini]

Associated References

• BenDov2005a: catalog, taxonomy, pp. 278
• Foldi2001a: taxonomy, pp. 218
• Gavril2018: key, morphology, taxonomy, pp. 153-159
• Vayssi1957: description, taxonomy, pp. 1-6
• Watson2022: distribution, key, pp. 321,337

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