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Notes: Observations on the phenology of Melanaspis inopinata, which is viviparous, were carried out at Avlon, Attica, in central Greece, during 1990-92. M. inopinata developed one annual generation on pistachio. Females overwintered as infertile adults. Reproductive activity began in late April or the first half of May. The first adult males appeared in late June or early July. Melanization of the body of immature females was first observed in early September and all females were melanized by early November. Ovulation was first observed in mid- or late March. An average of 79 plus or minus 16 eggs/female was found in dissections at a late stage of ovulation prior to the onset of viviparous activity.