Lepidosaphes mackieana McKenzie, 1943

Lepidosaphes mackieana McKenzie, 1943 View in CoL ( Fig. 7 View Figure 7 )

Hosts in FSCA. Orchidaceae (3): Dendrobium sp. (1)

Notes. This is an uncommonly encountered species only known on orchids. Lepidosaphes mackieana is similar to L. tokionis by lacking cicatrices, lateral spurs, and the small dorsal duct anterior to L2. They differ (character states of L. tokionis are given in parentheses) by having: the medial margin of the median lobe shorter than the lateral margin (about equal); cephalic lobes small or absent (conspicuous); and a row of ventral ducts between the posterior spiracles (without a row of ventral ducts between the posterior spiracles). For a comparison of L. mackieana with L. punicae see the “Notes” section of the latter.