Genus Parasaissetia Takahashi, 1955a

Type species: Lecanium nigrum Nietner, 1861, by original designation.

Diagnosis. Dorsum with derm with many polygonal reticulations (Fig. 45C); setae cylindrical (Fig. 46C); and duct tubercles (Fig. 46A) and pocket-like sclerotisations present. Marginal setae mostly with fimbriate apices (Fig. 46K). Venter with tubular ducts present in submarginal areas (Fig. 46G); legs without tibio-tarsal articulatory scleroses (Fig. 46H) (Hodgson 1994; Choi & Lee 2017b).

Remarks. Parasiassetia comprises 5 described species which are restricted to Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Rénuion, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda except for one cosmopolitan species, P. nigra . The adult females are easily distinguished from other species in Laos by having dorsal polygonal reticulations and dorsal setae with blunt apices (Hodgson 1994; García Morales et al. 2016).