Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes pitsikahitrae Mamet, 1959 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes madagascariensis; Mamet 1951: 228. misidentification (discovered by Mamet1959a, 447). Notes: Material listed by Mamet (1951) on "Mahogo ala" at Tsaratanana Mt (No. 117) is now considered L. pitsikahitrae.
- Lepidosaphes pitsikahitrae Mamet 1959a: 444-445. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Ambila, on "Pitsikahitra à petites feuilles," ?/03/1951, by A. Robinson. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Insulaspis pitsikahitrae (Mamet, 1959); Borchsenius 1963: 1173. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Madagascar | Mamet1959a
Keys
- Mamet1959a: pp.381 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes in Madagascar]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale elongate, brownish; exuviae terminal. Adult female membranous, with cephalic extremity flatly rounded, 0.8 mm long (Mamet, 1959a).
- Biology: Lepidosaphes pitsikahitrae was collected at an altitude of 1700 m (Mamet, 1959a).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Mamet (1959a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1963: taxonomy, 1173
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 66
- Mamet1951: distribution, host, 228
- Mamet1959a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 381, 383, 444-445
- Matile1978: taxonomy, 55
