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Lepidosaphes ellipticus (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Mytilococcus ellipticus Amerling 1858a: 103. nomen nudum that is unplaced (discovered by Borchs1966, 378). Illustr.
• Lepidosaphes ellipticus (Amerling, 1858); Balachowsky 1954e. change of combination Notes: Although Balachowsky (1954e) did not specifically move ellipticus into the genus Lepidosaphes the change in combination was made when he treated Mytilococcus as a junior synonym of Lepidosaphes.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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