Grenada, India, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mexico,
New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Sri Lanka.
BIOLOGY: Occurs on the leaves. Overlapping
generations are produced in south Florida.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: According to
Merrill (1953), this was a serious pest of or-
namentals in Florida. In recent times, it appears
to be less economically important with only an
occasional heavy infestation observed.
REMARKS: This scale insect appears very
similar to mango shield scale, Protopulvinaria
mangiferae (Green), and the two cannot be
separated by field characters. Young females of
tessellated scale, Eucalymnatus tessellatus,
closely resemble K. acuminata. A microscope
slide is needed to separate K. acuminata from P.
mangiferae and young E. tessellatus. The
peculiar shape of the meso- and metacoxa and
absence of ventral tubular ducts differentiates K.
acuminata from P. pyriformis which has normal
coxae and ventral tubular ducts. Normal coxae
and quadrate shaped anal plates will separate E.
tessellatus from K. acuminata.
MATERIAL STUDIED: FLORIDA: Alachua
Co., 1(1), Gardenia sp., 10-IX-1979, F. R.
Lawson; Clewiston, 1(1), Schinus terebin-
thifolius, 24-VI-1977, C. E. Nelson; Gainesville,
1(1), Gordonia lasianthus, 7-IV-1980, C.
Riherd; Homestead, 1(1), Bischofia sp.,
26-VIII-1975, D. O. Wolfenbarger; Naples,
1(1), Gardenia jasminoides, 14-1-1980, K.
Delate; Orlando, 1(1), Gardenia jasminoides,
14-1-1980, K. Delate; Orlando, 1(1), Gardenia
jasminoides 'Radicans', 28-VI-1974, G. W. Dekle
and D. Graddy; St. Petersburg, 1(1), Anthurium
sp., 25-X-1978, K. Hickman; Steinhatchee, 1(1),
Ilex sp., 11-V-1973, A. E. Graham; Suwannee,
1(1), Ilex vomitoria, 9-V-1978, F. J. McHenry.




 Genus LUZULASPIS Cockerell, 1902a

 TYPE SPECIES: Aspidiotus luzulae Dufour,
 1864.
 DESCRIPTION: Body of adult female elongate,
 narrow and convex. Derm membranous except
 older specimens becoming lightly sclerotized dor-
 sally. Antennae well developed, 8 or
 9-segmented. Legs well developed with tibiotar-
 sal sclerotization and free articulation. Marginal
 and dorsal setae stout and spinelike or conical
 with rounded or pointed apices. Spiracular setae
 in groups of 2; subequal, sickle-like, dorso-
 ventrally flattened, larger than marginal setae.


Submarginal tubercles absent. Dorsal discoidal
pores in series of medial clusters on abdominal
segments anterior to anal plates. Multilocular
pores of abdominal segments. Quinquelocular
pores in spiracular pore bands. Tubular ducts
numerous on dorsum and venter. Anal plates
triangular with 3-4 apical setae. Fringe setae
variable. Well developed anal ring with 6 setae.
NOTES: The eggs are protected by a flocculent
white ovisac produced by the adult female.
Koteja and Howell (1979) described and il-
lustrated the four North American Luzulaspis
spp. Only L. americana is recorded from the
southeastern United States.





 LUZULASPIS AMERICANA
 Koteja and Howell

 SYNONYMS: Luzulaspis americana Koteja
 and Howell 1979:335
 SUGGESTED COMMON NAME: grass soft
 scale
 FIELD DESCRIPTION: According to Koteja
 and Howell (1979), adult females are dark pink
 and protrude from a white flocculent ovisac.
 DESCRIPTION: (Fig. 48) Adult female
 elongate, sides nearly parallel, about 4.8 mm
 long, 2.0 mm wide (Koteja and Howell 1979).
 DossuM-Older specimens have a lightly
 sclerotized derm. Dorsal setae (Fig. 48, B) con-
 ical, sharp pointed, randomly scattered. Anal
 plates with 4 apical setae. Discoidal pores (Fig.
 48, J) in groups near middle of abdominal
 segments. Numerous tubular ducts on dorsum,
 except absent from longitudinal submedial areas
 on head. VENTER-Antennae well developed,
 8-segmented; located distinctly nearer
 clypeolabral shield than to anterior body
 margin. Quinquelocular pores in spiracular fur-
 rows. Multilocular pores (Fig. 48, H) with 8
 loculi on abdominal segments 7 and 8 in vulvar
 region. Infrequently, 2 multilocular pores be-
 tween posterior coxae. MARGIN- Marginal setae
 (Fig. 48, D, F) spinelike in well defined row on
 anterior and posterior margins, less defined on
 lateral margins. Setae along lateral margins
 somewhat smaller than those at anterior and
 posterior. Spiracular setae (Fig. 48, C) as stated
 for genus.
 DISTRIBUTION: Not known in FL; presently,
 known only from Echols and Clinch counties,
 GA.