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Lepidosaphes pseudogloverii (Borchsenius, 1964) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Insulaspis pseudogloverii Borchsenius 1964: 160. Type data: VIETNAM: on Citrus sp., 16/04/1962, by L. Konchaveli. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Lepidosaphes pseudogloverii (Borchsenius, 1964); Miller, Gimpel & Williams 2003: 941. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

DaoBeWa2023: pp.1024, 1027-1028 ( Adult (F) ) [Diaspididae on citrus in Indochina and southern China.]

Systematics: L. pseudogloverii is close to L. gloverii, but can be distinguished by the elastic meso- and metathorax and also the absence of spines on abdominal tubercles of the 3rd and 4th abdominal segments (Borchsenius, 1964).
Structure: Adult female elongate, slightly widening toward 1st abdominal segment. 2-4 disc glands present near the anterior spiracles. Abdominal tubercles small, on the 2nd abdominal segment tubercles with protruding sclerotized plates and with 1-2 small spines (Borchsenius, 1964).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1964).