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Howardia. Cockerell, 1896a : 256, had designated biclavis Comstock, 1883, as 

 type-species of Howardia. Therefore Megalodiaspis Paoli is a synonym of 

 Howardia Berlese and Leonardi because of identity of properly designated type- 

 species. 



Megalolecanium Lindinger, 1937, Ent, Jahrb. 46 : 189. 

 An emendation of Megalecanium Hempel. 



Megalosaissetia Lindinger, 1937, Ent. Jahrb. 46 : 189. 

 An emendation of Megasaissetia Cockerell. 



Megasaissetia Cockerell, 1901, Ent. Student 2 : 32. 



type-species : Lecanium (Saissetia) inflation Cockerell and Parrott, 1899, by 

 original designation and monotypy. 



The author presented this as a subgenus of Saissetia Deplanehe. 



Megaspidiotus Brimblecombe, 1954, Queensland Jour. Agr. Sci. 11 : 

 155. 



type-species : Diaspis ( ?) fimbriata Maskell, 1893, by original designation and 

 monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Aspidiotini with closest relationship to 

 Aspidiotus Bouche. Borchsenius and Williams, 1963, Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) 

 Ent. Bui. 13 : 389, considered it distinct, belonging to a group of genera allied to 

 Aspidiotus Bouche\ 



Melanaspis Cockerell, 1897, in Leonardi, Eiv. di Patol. Veg. 5 : 375 ; 

 Cockerell, 1897, U.S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent., Tech. Ser. 6 : 9, 13. 

 type-species : Aspidiotus obscurus Comstock, 1881, by original designation. 



The author presented this as a subgenus of Aspidiotus Bouch4. Recent coccid 

 workers have accepted it as a valid aspidiotine genus. See Ferris, 1941d: SIII- 

 328, SIII-347, for detailed discussion. 



Melanespis Ali, 1962, Indian Jour. Sugarcane Res. & Devlpmt. 6 : 74. 



A lapsus for Melanaspis Cockerell. 



Melzera Lindinger, 1937, Ent. Jahrb. 46 : 189. 

 An emendation of Helzeria Green. 



Melzeria Green, 1930, Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 91 : 215-216. 



type-species: Melzeria horni Green, 1930, by original designation and 

 monotypy. 



The author assigned this genus provisionally to the Dactylopiinae. 



Membranaria Brain, 1920, Bui. Ent. Res. 11 : 41. 



type-species : Membranaria pretoriae Brain, 1920, by original designation and 

 monotypy. 



The author placed this as a lecaniid genus, somewhat like Pulvinaria Targioni- 

 Tozzetti. 



