Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes unicolor Banks, 1906 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes unicolor Banks 1906: 234. Type data: PHILIPPINES: Luzon, Manila, on Cocos nucifera, by C.S. Banks. Holotype, female, Type depository: Manila: Entomological Collection, Bureau of Science, Philippines; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Cornuaspis unicolor (Banks, 1906); MacGillivray 1921: 286. change of combination Notes: Balachowsky (1954e): synonymized the genus Cornuaspis MacGillivray with Lepidosaphes Shimer creating the combination Lepidosaphes unicolor.
Common Names
- buko scale VelasqRi1969
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | Banks1906
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Philippines
- Luzon | Banks1906
Keys
- MacGil1921: pp.286 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Cornuaspis] Key as: Cornuaspis unicolor
- Robins1917: pp.35 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale 1.8 mm long and 0.5 mm wide, sides nearly parallel; dark red, including the exuviae (Robinson, 1917).
- General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Banks (1906) and Robinson (1917).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 58
- Banks1906: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 222, 234-235
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 52
- MacGil1921: distribution, host, taxonomy, 286
- Robins1917: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 35, 37
- VelasqRi1969: distribution, taxonomy, 197
- Wester1918: host, 53
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 234
