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Lepidosaphes arcana (Matile-Ferrero, 1988) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Andaspis arcana Matile-Ferrero 1988: 28-30. Type data: SAUDI ARABIA: Fifa, Jizan Province, on Acacia asak, 25/04/1985, by A.S. Talhouk. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Lepidosaphes arcana (Matile-Ferrero, 1988); Normark, et al. 2019: 61. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Matile1988: pp.30 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Andaspis on Leguminosae] Key as: Andaspis arcana

Systematics: This species is defined by possessing 7 pairs of pygidial macroducts, instead of 4-6 pairs observed in Andaspis species (Matile-Ferrero, 1988).
Structure: Scale of adult female whitish, fusiform, partly concealed under the epidermis of the bark, 1.2 mm long. Adult female fusiform, about .8 mm long, membranous except for pygidium, lateral margins of mesothorax, metathorax and first four abdominal segments quite lobed (Matile-Ferrero, 1988).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Matile-Ferrero (1988).