Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard, 1869)

Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, Insecta Mundi 2024 (73), pp. 1-24 : 9

Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard, 1869) ( Fig. 5 )

Glover scale

Hosts in FSCA. Celastraceae : Euonymus japonicus Thunb. (1), Euonymus sp. (1); Lauraceae : Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. (1)*; Myrtaceae : Psidium guajava L. (1); Polygonaceae : Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq. (1)*; Rutaceae : Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (1)*, Casimiroa edulis La Llave (1)*, × Citrofortunella sp. (1)*, Citrus × aurantifolia (12), Citrus × aurantium (29), Citrus × limon (3), Citrus × microcarpa Bunge (2)*, Citrus reticulata (8), Citrus sp. (33), Citrus trifoliata L. (1), Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels (2)*, Clausena excavata Burm.f. (1)*, Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg. (1)*.

Notes. A species common in Florida, it is most frequently found on citrus. Lepidosaphes gloverii is similar to L. serrifrons by having a narrow body and by lacking cicatrices. They differ (character states of L. serrifrons are given in parentheses) by having: spiculae on the head absent (spiculae in the form of conspicuous, acute projections of the cuticle present on margin of head); lateral spurs on the anterior abdominal segments (lateral spurs lacking); and a small dorsal duct anterior to L2 (without a small dorsal macroduct anterior to L2). For a comparison of L. gloverii with L. laterochitinosa see the “Notes” section of the latter.

Figures

Figure 5. Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard, 1869). Reproduced and modified with permission from Miller and Davidson (2005).