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Paralecanium elongatum Hodgson & Williams, 2018 (Coccidae: Paralecanium)

Paralecanium elongatum Hodgson & Williams 2018: 92-94. Type data: MALAYSIA: West Malaysia, Pahang Prov., Tioman Is., Kampung Tekek. on ?Eugenia, 2/17/1985 by J.H. Martin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype f: WEST MALAYSIA / Pahang Prov. Tioman / Is., Kampung Tekek. / possibly Eugenia, / but not aromatic. Found on upper surface / of leaves. Ant att. / 17.ii.1985 / J.H. Martin #4507 (BMNH): 1/1adf (fg, venter slightly damaged, with some fungal hyphae). Illustr.

Countries: 1

Systematics: Adult female P. elongatum are unique in having: (i) body more than twice as long as wide, (ii) few large dorsal pores, arranged more or less in a submedial line, (iii) curved setose dorsal setae (otherwise only found in D. milleri) and (iv) no long seta on the trochanter, even though the legs are quite well developed (the only other Paralecanium species in which this seta is absent is P. hainanense). (Hodgson & Williams, 2018)
Structure: Slide-mounted adult female. Body elongate, slightly asymmetrical and about equally pointed at each end. Length 2.4–2.6 mm, width 0.95–1.03 mm. (Hodgson & Williams, 2018)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2018.

HodgsoWi2018: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 77-79, 92-94
TanMeXi2024: key, 483