Valid Names Results

Melayumytilus smilacis Takagi, 1992 (Diaspididae: Melayumytilus)

Nomenclatural History

• Melayumytilus smilacis Takagi 1992b: 45-46. Type data: MALAYSIA: Malaya, Selangor, Kepong, on grounds of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, on Smilax sp., 01/11/1986. Holotype, female, Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Structure: Scales coriaceous and dark brown. Adult female body oblong, attaining about 1.5 mm in length and 0.6 mm in width. At maturity, head, thorax and 1st abdominal segment form a thickly sclerotized region occupying about 2/3 of body length, with no trace of segmentation marginally; pygidium broad, dorsal surface tending to be irregularly reticulate about the middle (Takagi, 1992b).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1992b).

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