Live character of Hemilecanium imbricans (Green)






Adult female subcircular, slightly convex, somewhat assymetrical in crowded colony. Dark brown with pattern formed with white powdery irregular patches on dorsum. Ptaches larger and irregular in the medial areas and small more regular on the submarginal areas.Margin with thick wax filaments. These filaments break off as the female grows. As the female grows up, the derm becomes densely chitinous and it is extremely difficult to make out the characters.