FIGURE 10 in Towards the identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 1. Identification of the families

FIGURE 10. Kerriidae adult female morphology, from Gill (1993: 6, Fig. 3), © California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, California, U.S.A. BP. Brachial plate. Note anterior thoracic spiracle much larger than posterior one; anal tubercle with anal opening surrounded by fimbriations, lobes and setae (in this case, setae); dorsum of thorax with a pair of brachia, each bearing a brachial plate, and presence of a large dorsal spine medially on abdomen. Body covered in a hard waxy test.