Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes mexicana (Cockerell, 1898) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

Mytilaspis mexicana Cockerell 1898j: 438. Type data: MEXICO: Morelos, Cuautla, on "nettle tree" and Ficus sp., 02/07/1897, by Koebele. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
Lepidosaphes mexicana (Cockerell, 1898); Fernald 1903b: 311. change of combination
Triaspidis mexicana (Cockerell, 1898); MacGillivray 1921: 278. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Moraceae

Ficus | Cocker1898j

Solanaceae

Solanum | Cocker1902t

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Mexico

Morelos | Cocker1898j

Keys

Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:56 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
MacGil1921: pp.278 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Triaspidis] Key as: Triaspidis mexicana
Leonar1903: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Mytilaspis] Key as: Mytilaspis mexicana

Remarks

Structure: Female scale broad and flat, gray. Male scale more slender (Ferris, 1937). Adult female colorless after boiling, caudal portion strongly striated longitudinally. Median lobes large, a short distance apart, inner margins parallel, apex rounded (Cockerell, 1898j).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1937).

Illustrations

Citations

Borchs1963: taxonomy, 1168
Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 54
Cocker1898j: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 438
Cocker1899n: distribution, 32
Cocker1902t: distribution, host, 472
DooleySm2013: catalog, 12
Fernal1903b: distribution, host, taxonomy, 311
Ferris1937: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, SI-75
Ferris1942: 56
Leonar1903: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 31, 95-96
MacGil1921: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 278
Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 227