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Lepidosaphes betulae (Borchsenius, 1967) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Raoaspis betulae Borchsenius 1967: 729. Type data: INDIA: Assam, Upper Shillong, on Betula sp., 13/02/1964, by N. Borchsenius. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Andaspis betulae (Borchsenius, 1967); Takagi 1970: 20. change of combination Notes: Although Takagi (1970) does not explicitly use the combination Andaspis betulae, he synonymizes Raoaspis with Andaspis.
Lepidosaphes betulae (Borchsenius, 1967); Normark, et al. 2019: 61. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Borchs1967: pp.724 ( ) [Key to species of Indian Raoaspis] Key as: Roaspis betulae

Systematics: Lepidosaphes betulae is allied to L. mori, but is distinguished by the number and arrangement of the dorsal ducts on the body (Borchsenius, 1967).
Structure: Female scale narrow, dark brown, 2.5 mm long. Slide-mounted adult female 1.2 mm long. 2 or 3 disc pores near anterior spiracles. 3 pairs of ventral spines, all small. Conoid cristulae developed; 11-17 large cristulae on 1st abdominal segment, 2-3 short and 5 long cristulae on 2nd segment, 2-4 short and 4 long cristulae on 3rd segment, 1-2 short and 4 long cristulae on 4th segment. Dorsal ducts very slender, practically filiform (Borchsenius, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description by Borchsenius (1967).