Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes murreeana Williams & Miller in Miller, Williams & Davidson, 2006 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Lepidosaphes murreeana Williams & Miller in Miller, Williams & Davidson 2006: 29-31. Type data: PAKISTAN: Murree, on Abies pindrow, 22/05/1970. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: In addition there are 2 paratype adult female specimens with same data also in BMNH. Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MillerWiDa2006: pp.35-37 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to conifer infesting species of Lepidosaphes]

Remarks

• Systematics: This species has similar dorsal submarginal ducts, placed well apart on abdominal segment VI, to those of L. caribaeae but differs in lacking the lateral swellings on abdominal segment II, lacking minute spinules on the head, and in possessing a smooth anterior head margin. The widely-spaced dorsal submarginal ducts on abdominal segment VI and the lack of a slender duct anterior of second lobes also separate L. murreeana from L. pallida.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Miller, Williams & Davidson (2006). Table of taxanomic characters distinguishing conifer infesting species in Miller, Williams & Davidson (2006).

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