Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes citrina (Borchsenius, 1964) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Insulaspis citrina Borchsenius 1964: 160. Type data: INDIA: Haryana, near New Delhi, on Citrus sp., 16/08/1957, by N. Alexandrov. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Lepidosaphes citrina (Borchsenius, 1964); Borchsenius 1966: 62. change of combination
Common Names
- Indian citrus scale Borchs1964
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Borchs1964
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- India
- Haryana | Borchs1964
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Lepidosaphes citrina is close to L. gloverii, but is easily differentiated by wider body, absence of abdominal tubercles with spines, size of dorsal and abdominal glands and by the shape of the pygidial lobes (Borchsenius, 1964).
- Structure: Female scale light brown, narrow, 2.2-2.4 mm long. Male scale 1.2 mm long. Adult female body elongate, pyriform (Borchsenius, 1964).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Borchsenius (1964).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 51
- Borchs1964: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 160, 168
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 62
- JoshiBaBh2024: diagnosis, 5
- Varshn2002: distribution, host, 48
