Lepidosaphes newsteadi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Diaspididae |
Genus: | Lepidosaphes |
Species: | L. newsteadi |
Binomial name | |
Lepidosaphes newsteadi (Šulc, 1895) | |
Synonyms | |
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Lepidosaphes newsteadi is a scale insect species in the family Diaspididae that was first described in 1895.
Range
Lepidosaphes newsteadi is widespread in central and western Europe, Lebanon, and Turkey.
It was introduced accidentally into North America and Bermuda.
Bermuda cedar
After being introduced to Bermuda during World War II, it nearly caused the extinction of the native Bermuda cedar.
References
- Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Biological Control of Bermuda Cedar Scales < carulaspis & lepidosaphes". www.faculty.ucr.edu.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lepidosaphes newsteadi |