Live character of Megapulvinaria maxima (Green)






Adult female at first pale bright green, dorsum powdered with white mealy secretion; afterwards greenish ochreous, or dull ochreous when dry; derm soft, shrivelling after gestation. Anal plate without mealy powder coating. The submarginal area dark ochreous bordered with pale marginal area. Fine whitish uniform marginal setae can be seen with the naked eyes. Ovisac long white with three ridges, one in the middle and two on the marginal area of the ovisac.