Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes maai (Williams & Watson, 1988) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Andaspis maai Williams & Watson 1988: 31. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Port Moresby, on unidentified tree, 01/09/1959, by T. Maa. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Department of Entomology Collection, Hawaii, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Lepidosaphes maai (Williams & Watson, 1988); Normark, et al. 2019: 62. change of combination

Countries: 1

WilliaWa1988: pp.29 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Andaspis of the Tropical South Pacific] Key as: Andaspis maai

Systematics: Lepidosaphes maai is close to L. micropori. It differs in possessing dorsal submedian ducts on the 7th segment, and having a shorter cleft between the median lobes, with the gland spines in the cleft reaching the apices of the lobes. In A. micropori the space between the median lobes is wider and longer, and the gland spines do not reach the apices of the lobes (Williams & Watson, 1988).
Structure: Female scale and exuviae pale brown, elongate, about 1.5mm long. Adult female mounted is small, about .7mm long, oval, widest at about 1st abdominal segment, membranous except for pygidium (Williams & Watson, 1988).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Williams & Watson (1988).