Lepidosaphes pallidula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Sternorrhyncha Superfamilia: Coccoidea

Familia: Diaspididae
Genus: Lepidosaphes
Species: Lepidosaphes pallidula

Name

• Lepidosaphes pallidula (Williams, 1969)
  • Original combination: Insulaspis pallidula
    • new replacement name for Mytilaspis pallida Green, 1896

Synonyms

• Mytilaspis pallida Green, 1896 [junior homonym or inadvertent chresonym of Mytilaspis pallida Maskell, 1895]
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Miller, Williams & Davidson (2006: 31–32)
    • Repository: BMNH

References

• Green, E.E. 1896: Catalogue of Coccidae collected in Ceylon. Indian Museum notes, 4: 2–10. [not seen]
• Miller, D.R.; Williams, D.J.; Davidson, J.A. 2006: Key to conifer-infesting species of Lepidosaphes Shimer worldwide (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae), with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of L. pallidula (Williams). Zootaxa, 1362: 23–42. Abstract & excerpt PDF PDF
• Williams, D.J. 1969: A new name for Mytilaspis pallida Green (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Entomologist’s monthly magazine, 105: 60–61. [not seen]
• Williams, D.J. 1969: Correction: Insulaspis pallidula nom. n. (Hem., Coccoidea). Entomologist’s monthly magazine, 105: 114. [not seen]