Open AccessDescription of a new coccid (Hemiptera, Coccidae) on avocado (Persea americana Mill.) from Colombia, South America
Author(s) -
Takumasa Kondo
Publication year - 2010
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.42.377
Subject(s) - coccidae , persea , hemiptera , lauraceae , biology , botany , taxonomy (biology) , key (lock) , homoptera , ecology , pest analysis
A new soft scale insect, Bombacoccus aguacatae Kondo, gen. n. and sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) collected on the branches and twigs of avocado, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Colombia, is described and illustrated based on the adult female. An updated taxonomic key to closely related genera of the Toumeyella-group is provided
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