Leucaspis lowi

First instar nymph: body oval, 323.5 (295.0–335.0) μm long, 180.0 (165.0–197.5) μm wide. Labium one-segmented, 27.7 (25.0–30.0) μm long, 31.3 (30.0–33.0) μm wide, with three setae. Antenna 5-segmented; segment I with one short basal and two longer slender setae, II with one slender seta and an apical sensorium, III without setae, IV with one slender and one stout seta, V annulated with four–five stout, two elongate terminal and two invaginated minute setae. Legs: coxa I with two short and one longer setae, coxae II and III with one short and one longer seta each; trochanter with two sensilla on each side and one long seta; femur without setae; tibia without setae; tarsus with campaniform sensillum near base, one long seta and two knobbed apical digitules longer than claw; claw without denticle, with two knobbed digitules exceeding its length. Tibia and tarsus not fused, separated by a septum. Marginal setae: four on head, one on each thoracic segment and one on each abdominal segment 1–8. Submedian setae: two on head, one on each thoracic segment and one on each abdominal segment 1–7. Marginal macroducts: two–three on head, one on each thoracic segment and one on each abdominal segment 1–8. Anal opening nearly circular, 4.7 (3.7–5.0) μm long, 5.0 (4.5–6.2) μm wide, located dorsomedially at a distance 2–3 times its length from posterior margin.

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