Morphology and Systematics of Asterolecanium vittatum, a New Pit Scale Species from Australia1 (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae)

Author: LAMBDIN P. L.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.72, Iss.5, 1979-09, pp. : 669-672

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Abstract

The adult female of a new pit scale species, Asterolecanium vittatum, is described and illustrated. Morphological characters that separate this species from other asterolecaniids are: large 8-shaped pores arranged in a single row (pores zigzag in cephalothoracic region) on margin and in 10 transverse rows on dorsum, 2–3 quinquelocular pores associated with antenna, and labium with 1 pair of setae. Close affinities of A. vittatum with other species on Acacia are noted.

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