About Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman, 1869)
Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman, 1869) was first described by English entomologist Edward Newman, originally under the name Coccus beckii. Newman based his original description on specimens found on a fruit imported to Great Britain. Newman's original description of the species states: It appeared as a narrow scale about a tenth of an inch in length, slightly bent at one extremity, and always adhering so closely to the rind of the apple that it is scarcely possible to remove it entire. The females are larger than the males, and never by any chance leave the spot where they first fasten themselves: the male is winged, ... Adult females of this species, also called citrus mussel scale, reach up to three millimetres in length.
