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Tachardina recurva Munting, 1973 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Tachardina)

Nomenclatural History

• Tachardina recurva Munting 1973a: 59. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Du Toit's Kloof Pass, on Erica sp. Coll. J. Munting.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Test of the adult female dirty yellow, globular, about 2 mm in diameter, occurring singly or in fused masses on the host plant. Male puparia with posterior third curved upwards and slightly forward so that the exit faces forward (Munting, 1973a).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Munting (1973a).

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