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Lepidosaphes leei Takagi, 1970 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Lepidosaphes leei Takagi 1970: 18-20. Type data: TAIWAN: Tai-pei Hsien, on Ilex formosana; Fen-chi-hu on Viburnum arboricolum; A-li, on Symplocos eriobotryaefolia. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
Parainsulaspis leei (Takagi, 1970); Yang 1982: 221. change of combination

Families: 4 | Genera: 4

Countries: 1

Systematics: Lepidosaphes leei is close to L. laterochitinosa, from which it differs by the lateral tubercles of the metathorax, the absence of dorsal ducts between the median lobes and in front of the second lobes, the sparse granulations of the head and the longer antennal setae. It is related to L. coreana and L. ussuriensis by having lateral tubercles on the metathorax, but can be told by having basal scleroses on the pygidial lobes (Takagi, 1970).
Structure: Adult female body slender, with free abdominal segments moderately lobed laterally and with the pygidium broadly rounded. Pygidial lobes rather small. Median lobes a little wider than long, apical margin convex, with a notch on each side (Takagi, 1970).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Takagi (1970).