Abdomen of a soft scale insect with spiracular marginal setae, conspicuous anal cleft and anal plate;
 
 Coccidae
 
 family, possibly
 
 Coccus viridis
 
 . The host plant was
 
 Lepianthes peltata
 
 from the
 
 Piperaceae
 
 family. Specimen was found at sector Duey Alto in San Germán, PR.


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Soft Scale Insect

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