Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes orsomi Mamet, 1954 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes orsomi Mamet 1954: 62-63. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Tsimbazaza, on Gastrorchis sp., ?/11/1950, by R. Paulian. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Insulaspis orsomi (Mamet, 1954); Borchsenius 1966: 66. change of combination Notes: Insulaspis was determined to be a junior synonym of Lepidosaphes returning the species name to Lepidosaphes orsomi.
- Insulaspis orsoni (Mamet, 1954); Borchsenius 1966: 66. misspelling of species epithet
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Araliaceae
- Schefflera bojeri | Mamet1959a | (= Cussonia bojeri)
- Asparagaceae
- Dracaena | Mamet1959a
- Orchidaceae
- Gastrorchis | Mamet1954
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Madagascar | Mamet1954
Keys
- Mamet1959a: pp.381 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes in Madagascar]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale whitish. Adult female elongate, fusiform, 1 mm long. Derm not showing sign of strong sclerotization. Median pygidial lobes separated with a pair of gland spines between their bases (Mamet, 1954).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Mamet (1954).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1963: taxonomy, 1173
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 66
- Kozarz1974: host, 23
- Mamet1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 19, 62
- Mamet1959a: distribution, host, 381
- Takaha1955e: taxonomy, 77
