Valid Names Results
Lepidosaphes marginata Ferris, 1935 (Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes)Nomenclatural History
- Lepidosaphes marginata Ferris 1935: 130-131. Type data: FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesa, Hivaoa, Matauuna, on Reynoldisa tahitensis(=R. marchionensis), 03/03/1930. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Araliaceae
- Cheirodendron bastardianum | WilliaWa1988 | (= Cheirodendron marquesense)
- Polyscias marchionensis | Ferris1935 | (= Reynoldsia marchionensis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- French Polynesia | Ferris1935
Keys
- WilliaWa1988: pp.144 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Lepidosaphes of the South Pacific Region]
Remarks
- Systematics: Lepidosaphes marginata can be easily recognized by the heavily sclerotized pygidial margin (Ferris, 1935).
- Structure: Female scale elongate, pale yellow, about 2 mm long. Male scale same color, but smaller. Adult female up to 1.5 mm long, oval, widest at about 1st abdominal segment; membranous, except for lightly sclerotized pygidium and heavily sclerotized marginal zone on 3rd and posterior segments. Lateral lobes of abdominal segments moderately developed (Williams & Watson, 1988).
- General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Ferris (1935) and Williams & Watson (1988).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 50
- Ferris1935: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 130-131
- WilliaWa1988: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 144, 157-158, 160
