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Aspidiotus vernoniae Hall, 1929 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aspidiotus vernoniae Hall 1929: 350. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Embeza, on branches of Vernonia podocoma.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Countries: 3

Structure: Female scale more or less circular in outline, low convex, and pale brown in colour. Secretionary covering semi-transparent white and rather thick. Exuviae pale brown; larval exuviae with a median longitudinal carina; nymphal exuviae not apparent owing to the secretionary covering and the uniform colouration of the exuviae and secretionary area. Ventral scale thin and poorly developed, remaining adherent to the host plant. Diameter 2 mm. Male scale of normal shape, pale brown, covered with a somewhat opaque white secretionary film, which masks the pale brown colour of the exuviae and secretionary area (Hall, 1929).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hall (1929) and by Balachowsky (1956).