Valid Names Results

Lepidosaphes kamakurensis Kuwana, 1925 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)

Nomenclatural History

• Lepidosaphes kamakurensis Kuwana 1925a: 18-19. Type data: JAPAN: Honshu, on Thea japonica, by I. Kuwana. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Ibaraki-ken: Insect Taxonomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Environmental Sciences, Kannon-dai, Yatabe, Tsukuba-shi, (Kuwana), Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Insulaspis kamakurensis (Kuwana, 1925); Borchsenius 1963: 1172. change of combination Notes: Balachowsky (1954e): synonymized the genus Insulaspis Mamet with Lepidosaphes Shimer creating the combination Lepidosaphes mcgregori.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Paik1978: pp.338 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Takagi1960: pp.93 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Takaha1955e: pp.70 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]
• Kuwana1925a: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes]

Remarks

• Systematics: Lepidosaphes kamakurensis is allied to L. cocculi in general, but the ventral scale of the latter is complete, while that of L. kamakurensis is widely divided (Kuwana, 1925a). L. kamakurensis has been misidentified as L. bladhiae(=L. laterochitinosa) (Takagi, 1970).
• Structure: Female scale long and narrow, widening slightly towards the posterior end, dark brown, opaque, narrow, flattened paler border. First exuviae pale, 2nd dark brown. Ventral scale grayish, broadly divided. Male scale smaller and gradually broadening posteriorly, dark brown with pale yellow exuviae. Adult female elongate, pale yellowish-white, posterior end of body yellow (Kuwana, 1925a).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Kuwana (1925a).

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