Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes pandani Laing, 1929 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes pandani Laing 1929: 32-33. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory, Koolpinyah, on Pandanus odoratissimus, by G.F. Hill. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Parainsulaspis pandani (Laing, 1929); Borchsenius 1963: 1163. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Pandanaceae
- Pandanus utilis | Laing1929 | (= Pandanus odoratissimus)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Northern Territory | Laing1929
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale linear, parallel-sided, very slightly expanded at anterior end, or widening out gently at the median area, 6-8 times as long as broad, rich castaneous to dark brown, with a narrow area on anterior margin much paler, surface with transverse ridges, the distance between ridges varying considerably; exuviae pale yellowish brown, the nymphal somewhat darker than the larval, up to 4 mm long. Adult female membranous, widest across abdominal segments, the length from 2.5 to 4 times the breadth (Laing, 1929).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Laing (1929).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1963: taxonomy, 1163
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 61
- Laing1929: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32-33
- Takaha1939b: taxonomy, 268
