Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes takahashii (Borchsenius, 1964) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Cornimytilus takahashii Borchsenius 1964: 157. Type data: JAPAN: on Citrus sp., 1947. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Andaspis takahashii (Borchsenius, 1964); Young & Hu 1981a: 220. change of combination
- Lepidosaphes takahashii (Borchsenius, 1964); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 292. change of combination
- Lepidosaphes takahashi (Borchsenius, 1964); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 292. misspelling of species epithet
Common Names
- Takahashi comma scale Borchs1964
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Borchs1964
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Japan | Borchs1964
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Lepidosaphes takahashii is easily differentiated by the following characters: abdominal tubercles without spines, pygidial lobes without large, sclerotized areas at base of hairs, more circumgenital glands (Borchsenius, 1964).
- Structure: Female scale brown, 3.1 mm long and 1.2 mm wide. Adult female elongate oval (Borchsenius, 1964).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Borchsenius (1964).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1964: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 157, 167
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 55
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 292
- KozarWa1985: catalog, distribution, 82
- Willia1971b: taxonomy, 8
