''Lepidosaphes'' is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family

Diaspididae Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far mo ...

. There are at least 150 described species in ''Lepidosaphes''.

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