A new genus and new species of Coccidae from Central America (Homoptera: Coccinea)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A new genus and new species of Coccidae from Central America (Homoptera: Coccinea)

Published:2002-12-25 Issue:1 Volume:11 Page:111-126
ISSN:2410-0226
Container-title:Zoosystematica Rossica
language:en
Short-container-title:Zoosystematica Rossica

Author:

Williams M.¹,Hodgson Ch.²,Danzig E.M.³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 30 I Funchess Hall, Alabama 36849-5413, USA

2. Department of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics, The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CF/ 3NP, Wales, U.K.

3. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St.Petersburg 199034, Russia

Abstract

A new genus of soft scale, Prionococcus Williams, Hodgson & Danzig, is introduced to take two new species, P. agave Williams, Hodgson & Danzig and P. americanus Williams, Hodgson & Danzig from Central America. The adult females of both are described, as are the 1st-instar and 2nd-instar male and female and pupa of the latter species. P. americanus has been intercepted several times in the United States of America on imported plants. The new genus is considered to belong to the Coccidae tribe Coccini, and a key is provided to separate it from other genera in this tribe.

Publisher

Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Insect Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Reference2 articles.

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