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 orsoni (Mamet, 1954); Borchsenius 1966: 66. change of combination and 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