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Lepidosaphes subnivea Laing, 1929 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Lepidosaphes subnivea Laing 1929: 34-35. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Dimboola, on Calycothrix tetragona, by C. French. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Lepidosaphes subnivea is close to L. nivea, but can be separated by the pygidial characters, in particular the distance separating the median pair of lobes. In L. nivea these are nearer together and united basally by a chitinous bar, while they are also of a totally different shape (Laing, 1929).
Structure: Female scale usually rather convex in front, or towards the middle, with steepish sides and often not very expanded posteriorly, owing to the narrowness of the host plant leaves. White, with a distinct waxy appearance; exuviae warm yellowish brown, the nymphal exuviae often overlaid by a thin covering of wax, 2 mm long. Male scale parallel sided, or slightly expanded posteriorly, snow-white, somewhat woolly, non-carinated; exuviae warm yellowish brown, 1.7 mm long. Adult female about twice as long as broad; membranous (Laing, 1929).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Laing (1929).