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Lepidosaphes defecta (Maskell, 1897) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Mytilaspis defecta Maskell 1897: 304. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Darling Ranges, on unidentified host, by Mr. Lea. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Mytilaspis defecta tincta Maskell 1897: 304. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Geraldton , on Hakea sp., by Mr. Lea. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 48). Illustr.
Lepidosaphes defecta (Maskell, 1897); Fernald 1903b: 308. change of combination
Lepidosaphes defecta tincta (Maskell, 1897); Fernald 1903b: 308. change of combination
Scrupulaspis defecta (Maskell, 1897); MacGillivray 1921: 288. change of combination
Trichomytilus defectus (Maskell, 1897); Lindinger 1933a: 165. change of combination
Lepidosaphes defecta (Maskell, 1897); Borchsenius 1966: 48. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MacGil1921: pp.287 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Scrupulaspis] Key as: Scrupulaspis defecta
Leonar1903: pp.28 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Mytilaspis] Key as: Mytilaspis defecta
Cocker1899f: pp.13 ( Adult (F) ) [Australian species of Mytilaspis] Key as: Mytilaspis defecta and as Mytilaspis defecta v. tincta

Structure: Puparium of female snowy white, somewhat pyriform; pellicles yellow; texture loose. Male puparium similar, but more slender. Adult female yellowish-brown, elongate (Maskell, 1897).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Maskell (1897).