Morphology of the second instar of Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

The second instar of Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis is redescribed and illustrated. Dimorphic characters are presented. It is shown that in both sexes of this species the numbers of long macroducts differ in specimens from different host-plants.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Podsiadło Elżbieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-03-01
Series:Polish Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/pjen-2019-0002