Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes granati Koroneos, 1934 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes conchiformis granati Koroneos 1934: 72-73. Type data: GREECE: Latomion and Athens, on Rhamnus oleoides and Punica granatum. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Type depository unknown. Illustr.
- Mytilococcus granati (Koroneos, 1934); Lupo 1939: 101. change of combination and rank
- Lepidosaphes crataegi Borchsenius 1949b: 343. Type data: ARMENIA: on Crataegus sp. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1993,272). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Balach1954e, 72). Illustr.
- Lepidosaphes granati Koroneos, 1934; Balachowsky 1954e: 72. change of combination
- Lepidosaphes turanica; Balachowsky 1954e: 72. incorrect synonymy (discovered by Borchs1966, 55).
- Lepidosaphes conchyformis granati Koroneos, 1934; Balachowsky 1954e: 72, 75. misspelling of species epithet
- Mytilaspis granati (Koroneos, 1934); Borchsenius 1963: 1168. change of combination
- Lepidosaphis granati; Aligeydar 2016. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
- hawthorn oystershell scale KosztaKo1988F
- pomegranate scale MillerDa1990
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 12 | Genera: 13
- Cannabaceae
- Celtis | ErlerKoTu1996
- Celtis australis | BatsanKaKi2017
- Celastraceae
- Brexia | BicheArMe2022
- Elaeagnaceae
- Elaeagnus | Kaussa1955 MoghadWa2021
- Elaeagnus angustifolia | Balach1954e
- Fabaceae
- Acacia cultriformis | ErlerKoTu1996
- Fagaceae
- Quercus | KaydanKoAt2009
- Lythraceae
- Punica granatum | Korone1934
- Moraceae
- Ficus carica | ErlerKoTu1996
- Pinaceae
- Pinus pinaster | BicheArMe2022 | (= Pinus maritima)
- Platanaceae
- Platanus orientalis | UlgentDo2019
- Rhamnaceae
- Rhamnus oleoides | Korone1934
- Rosaceae
- Crataegus | Borchs1949b
- Crataegus laevigata | BognarVi1979 | (= Crataegus oxyacantha)
- Ulmaceae
- Ulmus | ErlerKoTu1996
- Ulmus glabra | UlgentDo2019
- Zelkova | Borchs1966
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 4
- Aphelinidae
- Ablerus celsus | Aligey2016
- Aphytis aonidiae | Aligey2016
- Aphytis mytilaspidis | Aligey2016
- Aphytis testaceus | Aligey2016
- Archenomus longiclavae | Aligey2016
- Archenomus maritimus | Aligey2016
- Coccobius granati | Aligey2016
- Coccobius testaceus | Aligey2016
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 11
- Armenia | Borchs1949b
- Azerbaijan | Imamku1966
- Bulgaria | Tsalev1968
- Georgia (Republic of) | BatsanKaKi2017 Borchs1949b
- Greece | Korone1934
- Hungary | BognarVi1979
- Iran | Kaussa1955 KozarFoZa1996
- Italy | LongoMaPe1995 Lupo1939
- Sicily | LongoMaPe1995
- Morocco | Balach1954e
- Turkey | ErlerKoTu1996 NormarOkMo2019
- Ukraine
- Krym (=Crimea) Oblast | Borchs1949b
Keys
- MoghadWa2021: pp.139 ( Adult (F) ) [Lepidosaphes in Iran]
- Danzig1993: pp.247 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
- KosztaKo1988F: pp.348 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
- Danzig1971d: pp.842 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of family Diaspididae] Key as: Ledpidosaphes crataegi
- Balach1954e: pp.35 ( Adult (F) ) [Tableau de détermination des espèces du g. Lepidosaphes]
Remarks
- Systematics: Lepidosaphes granati is near L. rubri (Borchsenius, 1949b).
- Structure: Female scale comma-like, sometimes curved, brown or dark brown, 2.0-2.2 mm long and 0.48-0.72 mm wide. Larval skins brown. Adult female pear-shaped, pygidium with 2 pairs of lobes (Borchsenius, 1949b). Male cover linear and light brown. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2021) Slide-mounted adult female oval, membranous at maturity. Antennae each with 2 large setae. Anterior spiracles each associated with 0−3 disc pores; posterior spiracles each with 1 associated disc pore. Pygidium with 2 pairs of lobes; median lobes (L1) large, each with 1 strong notch on each margin; median space containing 2 gland spines. Second lobes (L2) bilobed, both lobules conical; inner lobule (L2a) larger than outer lobule (L2b). Gland spines each longer than L1, numbering 6 on segments IV−VII on each side of pygidium. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2021)
- Biology: 2 yearly generations develop in southern USSR. Mated females overwinter and begin laying eggs in mid-April. About 25 eggs per female. This species has been collected at an elevation of 1,700 m (Danzig, 1972c).
- Economic Importance: Miller & Davidson (1990) list this insect as a pest.
- General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Koroneos (1934), Balachowksy (1954e) and Borchsenius (1949b).
Illustrations
Citations
- Aligey2016: heat-treatment, natural enemies,
- Balach1954e: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 35, 72-75
- BatsanKaKi2017: distribution, host, 259
- BelgueBiBe2017: biological control, natural enemies, 128
- BicheArMe2022: distribution, host, 507
- BognarVi1979: distribution, host, 18
- Borchs1949b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 343
- Borchs1949d: distribution, taxonomy, 209
- Borchs1950b: distribution, taxonomy, 185
- Borchs1963: taxonomy, 1168
- Borchs1963a: distribution, taxonomy, 135
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 54
- Borchs1973: distribution, taxonomy, 135
- Danzig1964: distribution, taxonomy, 649
- Danzig1971d: taxonomy, 842
- Danzig1972: description, distribution, host, life history, taxonomy, ???
- Danzig1993: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 247, 272-274
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 285
- ErlerKoTu1996: distribution, host, 57
- Hadzib1950: distribution, taxonomy, 260
- Hadzib1965: distribution, taxonomy, 11
- Imamku1966: distribution, economic importance, 48
- Kaussa1955: distribution, host, 19
- Kaussa1964: taxonomy, 15
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 17
- Korone1934: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 72-73, 81, 83
- KosztaKo1978: host, taxonomy, 162
- KosztaKo1988F: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 349
- KozarFoZa1996: distribution, 67
- KozarWa1985: catalog, distribution, 85
- Lindin1936: taxonomy, 158
- Lindin1954: taxonomy, 617
- LongoMaPe1995: distribution, 127
- LongoMaPe1999a: distribution, 145
- Lupo1939: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 71, 101-106
- MillerDa1990: economic importance, taxonomy, 303
- Moghad2013a: distribution, host, 36
- MoghadWa2021: diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 139, 146-147, 246
- NormarOkMo2019: distribution, host, phylogeny, 24,59
- PellizChMi2015: distribution, 62,69
- TerGri1956: distribution, host, 50
- TerGri1962: distribution, host, 144
- Terezn1967a: distribution, taxonomy, 475
- Terezn1968c: distribution, host, 47
- Terezn1975: distribution, taxonomy, 74
- TrenchTo2014: distribution, 70
- Tsalev1968: distribution, host, 215
- UlgentDo2019: distribution, host, 486
- UlgentErYa2022: distribution, host, S120
- UlgentKaKo2013: distribution, host, 28
- ViggiaJe1985: distribution, 879
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 224
