Lepidosaphes pallida ( Maskell, 1895 )

Lepidosaphes pallida ( Maskell, 1895) View in CoL ( Fig. 8 View Figure 8 )

Maskell scale

Hosts in FSCA. Cupressaceae : Callitris sp. (1)*, Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don (1), Cupressus sempervirens L. (8)*, Cupressus sp. (3)*, × Hesperotropsis leylandii (A.B.Jacks. & Dallim.) Garland & Gerry Moore (1)*, Juniperus barbadensis L. (1)*, Juniperus bermudiana L. (1), Juniperus chinensis L. (22), Juniperus communis L. (1), Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb. (2)*, Juniperus horizontalis Moench (3)*, Juniperus sabina L. (1)*, Juniperus sp. (35), Juniperus rigida var. conferta (Parl.) Patschke (5), Juniperus virginiana L. (7)*, Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (5)*, Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (1)*, Thuja sp. (4)*; Pinaceae : Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don (1)*, Cedrus sp. (3)*; Podocarpaceae : Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet (1), Podocarpus sp. (2); Taxaceae : Cephalotaxus harringtonia (Knight ex J.Forbes) K.Koch (2), Taxus sp. (1).

Notes. This species generally prefers coniferous trees. It has been commonly collected in Florida in the past but in recent years it is rarely seen. For a comparison of L. pallida with L. camelliae see the “Notes” section of the latter.