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Mycetaspis brasiliensis Hempel, 1932 (Diaspididae: Mycetaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Mycetaspis brasiliensis Hempel 1932: 338. Type data: BRAZIL: Sao Paulo State, Praia Grande, on leaves of a tree of Myrtaceae; collected by Jose Pinto da Fonseca, November 1929.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Curitiba: Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil; Sao Paulo: Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name

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Families: 2 | Genera: 2

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Remarks

• Systematics: According to Hempel (1932) M. brasiliensis is similar to M. personata but has a larger sclerotized area on the head, 4 pygidial lobes, and 18–20 pairs of paraphyses. (Dones & Evans, 2011)
• Structure: Female scale circular, about 1 mm in diameter; convex; colour bright grey or black; ventral scale well developed (Hempel, 1932).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hempel (1932).

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