Lepidosaphes camelliae Hoke, 1921

Lepidosaphes camelliae Hoke, 1921 View in CoL ( Fig. 3 View Figure 3 )

Camellia scale

Hosts in FSCA. Aquifoliaceae : Ilex cornuta (11), Ilex opaca Aiton (1)*, Ilex sp. (2); Pentaphylacaceae : Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Wight & Arn.) Bedd. (1)*, Ternstroemia sp. (1); Rosaceae : Raphiolepis sp. (1); Theaceae : Camellia japonica L. (23), Camellia sp. (8).

Notes. This is a common species generally found on hollies and camellias. Lepidosaphes camelliae is similar to L. pallida by lacking cicatrices and lateral spurs, by having less than seven dorsal submedial ducts between the anal opening and L2 (second pygidial lobe), and by having a small dorsal duct anterior to L2. They differ (character states of L. pallida are given in parentheses) by having: the small dorsal duct anterior to L2 conspicuously wider than the ducts in gland spines (the same width as the ducts in the gland spines) and by usually having four submedial dorsal ducts between the anal opening and L2 (usually with two).