Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes tsugaedumosae Takagi, 1977 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Lepidosaphes tsugaedumosae Takagi 1977: 21-30. Type data: NEPAL: Bagmati Zone, Syabru, on Tsuga dumosa, 21/09/1975, by S. Takagi. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerWiDa2006: pp.35-37 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to conifer infesting species of Lepidosaphes]

Systematics: L. tsugaedumosae is close to L. pseudotsugae and L. piniroxburghii, all of which are associated with pinaceous plants (Takagi, 1977).
Structure: Adult female fusiform, with a constricted meso- and metathorax; pygidium rather narrow, roundish rather than trapezoid along free margin. Derm membranous except for a broad median dorsal area and other smaller areas of pygidium (Takagi, 1977).
Biology: Lepidosaphes tsugaedumosae was collected at an altitude of 2600 m (Takagi, 1977).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Takagi (1977). Table of taxanomic characters distinguishing conifer infesting species in Miller, Williams & Davidson (2006).