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Targionia stoebae Munting, 1965 (Diaspididae: Targionia)

Nomenclatural History

• Targionia stoebae Munting 1965b: 213. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Clanwilliam district, Cedarberg mountains near Uitkyk Pass, on Stoebe plumosa; collected by J. Munting.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale subcircular, about 1.5 mm in diameter, with the exuviae towards one end, blackish-brown in colour; male scale more or less oval, up to 1 mm in length, dark brown at the anterior end and lighter at the posterior extremity (Munting, 1965b).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Munting (1965b).

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