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Lepidosaphes celtis Kuwana, 1925 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Lepidosaphes celtis Kuwana 1925a: 28-30. Type data: JAPAN: Honshu, Osaka, on Celtis sinensis var. japonica. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Ibaraki-ken: Insect Taxonomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Environmental Sciences, Kannon-dai, Yatabe, Tsukuba-shi, (Kuwana), Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Lepidosaphes celti Kuwana, 1925; Tao 1999: 95. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Paik1978: pp.338 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Takagi1960: pp.94 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Takaha1955e: pp.69 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Kuwana1925a: pp.4 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]

Remarks

• Systematics: Lepidosaphes celtis is related to L. kuwacola, but the arrangement of the dorsal gland orifices is quite different (Kuwana, 1925a).
• Structure: Female scale elongate, narrow, convex, curved or straight, posterior end wider; tough, with lines of growth noticeable, dark brown; exuviae chestnut-brown. Male scale similar to female, but much smaller. Adult female elongate, not heavily chitinized, segmentation distinct, sides projected, white. Eggs are white also (Kuwana, 1925a).
• Biology: Eggs are laid beneath the scale irregularly and hatch in the first part of June (Kuwana, 1925a).
• General Remarks: Descriptions and illustrations by Kuwana (1925a) and Tang (1977).

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