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Diaspid training - Keys

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EXTERNAL MORPHOLOGY<br />

General Structure Con’t:<br />

Adult Female-con’t<br />

– Membranous to sclerotized.<br />

• Sclerotized derm, if present, normally fully developed in a mature adult<br />

stage. The derm may be sclerotized partially, marginally, in bands, or<br />

completely depending on the species: more often with Acutaspis,<br />

Howardia (right image), and Mycetaspis (lower image).<br />

• Heavily sclerotized region on the head also is characteristic of some<br />

species of Mycetaspis, such as M. personata (Comstock).

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