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Orbuspedum Gavrilov-Zimin, 2017 (Pseudococcidae)

Orbuspedum Gavrilov-Zimin 2017: 2213. Type species: Orbuspedum machinator Gavrilov-Zimin by original designation . accepted valid name
Obuspedum Wu, et al. 2020: 441;. . misspelling of genus name

Systematics: Subfamily: Pseudococcinae (Choi & Lee, 2022) The genus differs from all other genera of legless mealybugs in having an anteriorly directed vulva. In other characters, Orbuspedum seems to be similar to Antonina Signoret, but differs from the latter in the absence of multilocular and irregular disc pores (wax glands). Additionally, the new monotypic genus differs from all other known scale insect genera ecologically, in the peculiar mode of life of females and female larvae inside individual fungal domiciles. (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2017)
Structure: Adult female. Body spindle-form, with posterior segments of abdomen heavily sclerotized. Antennae each 2-segmented. Legs entirely absent. Anal apparatus simplified, without setae. Vulva of unusual structure, funnel-shaped, directed anteriorly. (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2017)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Gavrilov-Zimin, 2017.