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Lecanopsis rhizophila Targioni Tozzetti, 1868 (Coccidae: Lecanopsis)

Lecanopsis rhyzophila Targioni Tozzetti 1868: 729. Type data: ITALY: Florence, near the roots of Asperula sp.. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Type material probably lost; G. Pellizzari Scaltriti, 1990, personal communication to Yair Ben-Dov.
Lecanopsis rhizophila Targioni Tozzetti, 1868; Signoret 1874: 93. emendation that is justified Notes: Justified emendation for Lecanopsis rhyzophila Targioni Tozzetti, 1868.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: The exact facies of this species could not be clarified by Hodgson (1994a), because its original material very likely was lost. Fontana & Pellizzari (2001) critically reviewed the status of this species and concluded that Lecanopsis rhizophila Targioni Tozzetti, 1868 is a valid species, but its taxonomic characters are unknown. The species is credited to Targioni Tozetti, 1968, even if the first formal description was by Signoret, based on notes and drawings sent to him by Targioni Tozzetti in 1872, and it remains the type species of the genus Lecanopsis even if its identity at species level is unclear (species inquirenda). (Pellizzari & Fontana, 2002).
Biology: Fontana & Pellizzari (2001) reviewed the status of the host plant of this species and concluded that the roots of Gramineae are the host plant.