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Dentaspis hargreavesi (Laing, 1925) (Diaspididae: Dentaspis)

Chionaspis hargreavesi Laing 1925a: 61. Type data: UGANDA: Masaka, on "Nzo," by H. Hargreaves. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Dentaspis hargreavesi (Laing, 1925); Borchsenius 1966: 35. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Systematics: Dentaspis hargreavesi is close to Inchoaspis amaniensis (Laing, 1925a).
Structure: Female scale snowy white, more or less parallel-sided, occasionally slightly expanded posteriorly, very highly convex, the perpendicular sides of the median part sometimes faintly constricted; ventral scale membranous, white, adhering closely to surface of leaf. Larval exuviae of a bright orange brown. Adult female very dark brown, almost black, much contracted, especially so in pygidial region where segments are humped up and highly convex (Laing, 1925a).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Laing (1925a).