Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes tangi (Tang, 1986) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Andaspis schimae Tang 1986: 281. Type data: CHINA: Guangdong, Zhaoqing, on Schima confertiflora. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Shanxi: Entomological Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Lepidosaphes tangi Normark 2019: 64. change of combination and replacement name Notes: Lepidosaphes schimae is a junior homonym of Lepidosaphes schimae Kawai 1972

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: This species can be distinguished by the anus position and the appearance of the antennae (Tang, 1986).
• Structure: Scale is dark brown. Adult female body is shrunken, .62mm long and .40 wide (Tang, 1986).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration by Tang (1986).

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