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Lepidosaphes quercicola (Borchsenius, 1967) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Roonwalaspis quercicola Borchsenius 1967: 734. Type data: CHINA: Kunming, in the court of hot springs, on Quercus sp., 25/02/1957, by N. Borchsenius. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Although Borchsenius (1967) states that this species is from India, Danzig (1968a) reports that it was actually collected in China.
Andaspis quercicola (Borchsenius, 1967); Young & Hu 1981a: 215. change of combination
Lepidosaphes quercicola (Borchsenius, 1967); Normark, et al. 2019: 62. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

YoungHu1981a: pp.215 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Andaspis] Key as: Andaspis quercicola
Borchs1967: pp.734 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Roonwalaspis] Key as: Roonwalaspis quercicola

Systematics: Lepidosaphes quercicola is allied to Andaspis retrusa but distinguished by the developed submarginal tubercles and the arrangement of the ventral ducts (Borchsenius, 1967).
Structure: Female scale broadens noticeably towards the posterior end, light brown, 1.8 mm long. Slide-mounted adult female 1.0 mm long. Mature females strongly sclerotized, especially the pygidum and the sides of the 1st abdominal segment. Abdominal spines wanting. Submarginal tubercles on 1st 5 abdominal segments, tubercles on 1st 3 abdominal segments hemispherical. Size and shapes of 2nd lobes vary (Borchsenius, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1967).