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Scutare pittospori Hoy, 1962 (Eriococcidae: Scutare)

Scutare pittospori Hoy 1962: 176. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Waituhi Saddle, on Pittosporum colensoi, 08/08/1957, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae cylindrical, sides concave basally, straight elsewhere, apices rounded, marginal setae and medial setae on abdomen conspicuously longer than all other dorsal setae, 2 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; anal lobes weakly sclerotized, with 3 enlarged setae; macrotubular ducts unusual in having divided orifice; microtubular ducts absent (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Known from a single collection. Insects are accompanied by some loose white wax, no sac was detected. Body elongate oval (Hoy, 1962).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).