Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes alnicola (Borchsenius, 1978) (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Cornimytilus alnicola Borchsenius 1978: 106. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan, western bank of Lake Tien Chih south of Kunming, on Alnus sp., 20/03/01955, by T. Bushchik. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Lepidosaphes alnicola (Borchsenius, 1978); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 281. change of combination

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Lepidosaphes alnicola is distinguished from some other members of the genus by the lesser number of marginal pores on the pygidium, of which there are 4 pairs instead of the usual 6 pairs (Borchsenius, 1978).
• Structure: Adult female pyriform, about 2 mm long and 1.1 mm wide (Borchsenius, 1978).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Borchsenius (1978).

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