Asterodiaspis Signoret, 1877

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Asterodiaspis Signoret, 1877

Type species. Aonidia ilicicola Targioni-Tozzetti, 1888

Diagnosis. Flat marginal eight-shaped pores on margins ( Stumpf and Lambdin 2006).

Asterodiaspis variolosa ( Ratzeburg, 1870)

Material examined. Jujuy, 12/1993, on oak ( Quercus sp. ), Muruaga col., 1 (1) IFML.

Diagnosis. Apical setae 23–37 µm long, on fused anal lobes; with 32–80 quinquelocular pores in each spiracular furrow ( Stumpf and Lambdin 2006).

Comments. Its common name is golden oak scale. Found on all species of Quercus L. ( Fagaceae ) ( Stumpf and Lambdin 2006).