Valid Names Results

Luzulaspis caricis (Ehrhorn, 1902) (Coccidae: Luzulaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Exaeretopus caricis Ehrhorn 1902: 193. Type data: USA: California, Mt. Shasta, on Carex breweri.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Luzulaspis caricis (Ehrhorn, 1902); Koteja 1978: 323. change of combination

Common Names

• alpine sedge scale Gill1988

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• TanakaSaKa2021: pp.420-421 ( Adult (F) ) [Luzulaspis (Scotica group)]
• Hodgso2020: pp.221-223 ( Adult (M) ) [Coccidae species]
• CaliskKaUl2015: pp.290 ( Adult (F) ) [Luzulaspis (Scotica group)]
• Gill1988: pp.51 ( Adult (F) ) [USA, California]
• Koteja1979a: pp.607-608 ( Adult (F) ) [USA, California]
• KotejaHo1979: pp.337-339 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Systematics: The adult male of L. caricis is similar to that of L. luzulae (Dufour) described by Giliomee (1967a), but differs as follows (character-states for L. luzulae in brackets): (i) dorsal ocular setae and genal setae present (absent); (ii) with rather more dorsal abdominal setae and ventral abdominal setae (sometimes absent on dorsum and fewer on venter); (iv) presence of glandular pouches and glandular pouch setae (both absent); (v) shape of caudal extension on abdominal segment VIII, strongly sclerotised and pointing more or less laterally (weak and membranous); and (vi) basal rod distinctly longer than aedeagus (subequal in length). (Hodgson, 2020)
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Koteja & Howell (1979) and by Gill (1988). Detailed description and illustration of adult male in Hodgson, 2020.

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