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Genus of true bugs

Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell scale) on tree — an introduced pest insect. At Rock Corral Campground in Milford, Utah, the Western United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Diaspididae
Subtribe: Lepidosaphidina
Genus: Lepidosaphes
Shimer, 1868
Synonyms
  • Triaspis
Lepidosaphes beckii, Spain
Lepidosaphes pini, New Jersey
Lepidosaphes gloverii, Cook Islands

Lepidosaphes is a genus of armored scale insects in the family Diaspididae. There are at least 150 described species in Lepidosaphes, found worldwide.

Species

These 159 species belong to the genus Lepidosaphes:

References

  1. "ITIS report, Lepidosaphes". Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Lepidosaphes Shimer, 1868". Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. García Morales, M.; Denno, B. D.; Miller, D. R.; Miller, G. L.; et al. "ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics". doi:10.1093/database/bav118. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

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