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Maniaspis Borchsenius, 1964, Ent. Obozr. 43: 864, 869-872. 

 (Transl., Ent. Rev. 43: 443.) 



TYPE-SPECIES: Maniaspis manii Borchsenius, 1964, by original designation. 



The describer placed this genus in the Diaspididae, Leucaspidini, related to 

 Anamaspis Leonardi and Lopholeucaspis Balachowsky. He also transferred 

 Leucaspis gigas (Maskell) to his new genus. 



Marendeliea De Lotto, 1967, Repub. So. Africa Dept. Agr. Tech. 

 Serv. Ent. Mem. 12: 10. 



TYPE-SPECIES: Pseudococcus rhodesiensis Hall, 1937, by original designation 

 and monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Pseudococcidae and suggested relation- 

 ship with genera of grass-infesting mealybugs, centering on Trionymus Berg, 

 and in one feature with Peliococcus Borchsenius. 



Mashona Hodgson, 1967, Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 3 (5): 8-9. 



TYPE-SPECIES: Mashona tachardia Hodgson, 1967, by original designation. 



The author placed this genus in the Coccidae and also included Coccus 

 msasae (Hall) in it. The name was preoccupied by Mashona Pate, 1944, in the 

 Hymenoptera and was replaced by Eumashona Hodgson. 



Mauricoccus Mamet, 1967, Mauritius Inst. Bui. 6: 100-102. 



TYPE-SPECIES: Ripersia pileae Mamet, 1940, by original designation and 



monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Pseudococcidae. 



Megacoccus Kosztarab and Kennedy, 1971, Ent. Soc Amer. 

 Ann. 64: 343-346. 



TYPE-SPECIES: Megacoccus tasmaniensis Kosztarab and Kennedy, 1971, by 

 original designation and monotypy. 



The authors included this genus in the Eriococcidae but stated, "future 

 studies on related genera and on the limits of coccid families should provide 

 further evidence for the final placement of the genus." 



Mesoselenaspidus J. P. da Fonseca, 1969, Sao Paulo Inst. Biol. 

 Arq. 36: 16. 



TYPE-SPECIES: Mesoselenaspidus andersoni J. P. da Fonseca, 1969, by origi- 

 nal designation and monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Diaspididae, Selenaspidina. 



