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Notes: Descriptions and illustrations are given to the adult males of three species, belonging to three genera of subfamily Diaspinini: Aulacaspis tubercularis, Diaspis boisduvalii and Fiorinia linderae. A key is provided for differentiation among them. Lepidosaphes beckii is also described and illustrated. A key is provided to identify five subfamilies of Diaspididae: Aspidiotinae, Diaspidinae, Lepidosaphedinae, Leucaspidinae and Parlatoriinae.