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Parlatoria atalantiae Green, 1905 (Diaspididae: Parlatoria)

Parlatoria (Websteriella) atalantiae Green 1905a: 350-351. Type data: SRI LANKA: Haragama, on Atalantia zeylanica. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Parlatoria atalantiae Green, 1905; Sanders 1906: 18. change of combination
Cryptoparlatorea atalantiae (Green, 1905); Lindinger 1909b: 109. change of combination
Syngenaspis atalantiae (Green, 1905); MacGillivray 1921: 252. change of combination
Apteronidia atalantiae (Green, 1905); Lindinger 1934: 27. change of combination
Parlatoria atalantiae Green, 1905; Ferris 1937. revived combination (previously published) Notes: Apteronidia was determined to be a junior synonym of Parlatoria, reinstating the combination Parlatoria atalantiae.

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 2

Systematics: P. atalantiae is allied to P. aonidiformis, but differs in the more oval form of the scale and its paler color. The lobes are also much broader and less prominent (Green, 1905a).
Structure: Female scale pale yellow, with very narrow fringe of whitish secretion, flattish, oval, larval exuviae slightly projecting in front. Posterior parts depressed, with indistinct median carina, 1.0 mm long. Male scale pale yellow, exuviae straw colored, narrow elongate, with parallel sides and rounded extremities. Posterior half depressed, with indistinct median carina, 0.80 mm long. Adult female pale yellow. No parastigmatic glands. Pygidium with 6 broad irregularly serrate lobes. Lobes elongate, narrow, with extremities very obscurely fimbriate (Green, 1905a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Green (1905a).