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Lepidosaphes macadamiae Williams, 1973 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Lepidosaphes macadamiae Williams 1973: 84-85. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Baffle Creek, on Macadamia sp., 1969, by D.A. Ironside. Holotype, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in ANIC, BMNH and USNM. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: One of the most striking features of Lepidosaphes macadamiae is the presence of 3 distinct pairs of lobes (Williams, 1973).
Structure: Female scale elongate, narrow, sides subparallel, about 3.5 mm long, light brown or pale yellowish brown with the exuviae about the same color or slightly darker. Male scale same color, 1.5 mm long. Adult female broadly oval, about 1.25 mm long, blunt at anterior end, free abdominal segments distinctly lobed laterally, marginal lobe of the 2nd segment with a detached finger-like process at posterior end (Williams, 1973).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Williams (1973).