Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes lithocarpicola (Tang, 1986) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Cornimytilus lithocarpicola Tang 1986: 71. Type data: CHINA: Fujian, Shuize County, on Lithocarpus sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Shanxi: Entomological Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Lepidosaphes lithocarpicola (Tang, 1986); Miller, Gimpel & Williams 2003: 941. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Systematics: This species is close to L. machili and L. kuwacola, but differs from the latter two by having many fewer dorsal ducts on the 6th abdominal segment (Tang, 1986).
• Structure: Female scales yellowish brown, exuviae yellowish, 2.5 mm long. Male scale about 1 mm long. Adult female 0.75-0.85 long (Tang, 1986).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Tang (1986).

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