Valid Names Results

Pinnaspis fonsecai Arruda, 1972 (Diaspididae: Pinnaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Pinnaspis fonsecai Arruda 1972: 3-17. Type data: BRAZIL: Pernambuco, on Cordyline dracaenoides, by G.P. Arruda. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Pinnaspis fonsecai is near P. buxi, but can be told by the form of the tubercular antennae, the form of the abdomen, the number and placement of the perivulvar pores and the pygidial lobes (Arrudo, 1972).
• Structure: Adult female scale elongate, exuviae apical. clear brown. 2.2 mm long and 1.0 mm at widest part (Arrudo, 1972).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Arruda (1972).

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