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Lepidosaphes szetchwanensis (Borchsenius, 1978) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Parainsulaspis szetchwanensis Borchsenius 1978: 110. Type data: CHINA: Sichuan Province, on unidentified dicotyledon, 1958. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Lepidosaphes szetchwanensis (Borchsenius, 1978); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 291. change of combination

Countries: 1

Systematics: Lepidosaphes szetchwanensis is close to L. laterochitinosa, but differs in the absence of sclerotized spot on the head and spines on the abdominal spurs, small size of all dorsal ducts, large number of gland spine on the sides of abdomen and short distance between middle lobes (Borchsenius, 1978).
Structure: Female scale elongate, weakly broadening toward posterior end, brown, smooth, 2.5 mm long. Male scale 1.0-1.5 mm long. Adult female elongate, surface of anterior margin with fine granular structure (Borchsenius, 1978).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1978).