A new genus and two new species of soft scale insect (Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Africa | Zendy

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A new genus and two new species of soft scale insect (Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Africa

Author(s) -

CHRIS J. HODGSON

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.3.45

Subject(s) - coccidae , sternorrhyncha , scale insect , hemiptera , biology , genus , instar , taxonomy (biology) , insect , zoology , botany , ecology , homoptera , larva , pest analysis

A new soft scale insect genus, Sterculicoccus Hodgson new genus, is introduced to take a new species, Sterculicoccus tafoensis Hodgson new species, off Triplochiton from Ghana. Sterculicoccus belongs to the Myzolecaniinae and is close to Alecanium Morrison. In addition, a new species of Hemilecanium Newstead, H. cedrelus Hodgson, new species, is also described off Cedrela toona from Zambia. H. cedrelus is close to Hemilecanium coriaceum Hall and H. uesatoi Kondo & Hardy (Saissetiinae). The adult females of these two species are described, along with the 1st-instar and the 2nd- and 3rd-instar females of H. cedrelus

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