scholarly journals A new ortheziid (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from Australia associated with Acropyga myops Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and a key to Australian Ortheziidae

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1946 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN S. LAPOLLA ◽  
CHRIS BURWELL ◽  
SEÁN G. BRADY ◽  
DOUGLASS R. MILLER
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Scale Insect ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Morphological Attributes ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Anal Ring

A peculiar new genus of Ortheziidae is described from Queensland, Australia. Acropygorthezia williamsi LaPolla & Miller, n. gen. & sp. was discovered in two localities in the nests of Acropyga myops. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for the adult female, adult male, first-instar nymph, prepupa, and pupa; descriptions only are provided for the secondand third-instar nymphs. Prior to this study, Acropyga ants were known to enter into trophobiotic relationships only with mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Therefore, this study represents the first non-mealybug association between a scale insect and Acropyga. The new ortheziid genus has a number of unusual morphological attributes: no definite wax plates; no ovisac; an anal ring lacking setae and pores, located dorsally in the middle of the abdomen; simple, large metasternal and mesosternal apophyses; numerous spines over the body, and various instars that are so similar that they are difficult to separate. These characteristics may represent adaptations to its relationship with ants. A key is provided to the Australian Ortheziidae.

A new genus and species of felt scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) from New Caledonia on an endemic species of Casuarinaceae 

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4387 (2) ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
CHRIS HODGSON ◽  
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GERMAIN ◽  
DANIÈLE MATILE-FERRERO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
First Instar ◽  
A New Species

A new genus of Eriococcidae, Dzumacoccus Hodgson gen. n., is erected for a new species, Dzumacoccus baylaci Hodgson, Germain & Matile-Ferrero, feeding on Gymnostoma poissonianum, a species of Casuarinaceae endemic to New Caledonia. The adult female and first-instar nymph are described and illustrated. 

A new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Malaysia

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4358 (2) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
BOZENA ŁAGOWSKA ◽  
JON H. MARTIN ◽  
CHRIS J. HODGSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Female Pupa ◽  
A New Species

The adult female, first-instar nymph, second-instar male, third-instar female, pupa and adult male of a new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Malaysia, M. ulubendulensis Łagowska & Martin sp. n., are described and illustrated, while the second-instar female is only described. Marsipococcus is rediagnosed and a key to the adult females of the four species now placed in this genus is included. 

Description of a new species of Kermicus Newstead (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from bamboo in southeast China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4859 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-450
Author(s):  
SAN-AN WU ◽  
SHAOBIN HUANG ◽  
CHUANGUAN LIANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Southeast China ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Anal Ring ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Marginal Region

A new species, Kermicus huizhouensis Wu & Huang sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), is described and illustrated based on the adult female, second instar female and first-instar nymph. It was collected at Qianfeng village, Huiyang District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, P. R. China, inside the stem of bamboo Bambusa rigida (Poaceae) and attended by the ant Tetraponera binghami (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). It differs from K. wroughtoni Newstead, 1897 by the adult female lacking multilocular disc pores in the marginal region of the venter, and both the adult female and first-instar nymph having the anal ring bearing 16–20 setae. Keys to genera of legless mealybugs on bamboo based on adult females, and the immature stages of Kermicus, are provided. 

A mid-Cretaceous female scale insect (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) in Burmese amber

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4810 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-522
Author(s):  
GEORGE POINAR ◽  
FERNANDO E. VEGA ◽  
SCOTT A. SCHNEIDER
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Scale Insect ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
The Body ◽  
Present Species ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Burmese Amber

A new genus and species of scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) is described from a female specimen in mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Myanmar) amber. Fossil female scales are rare and the present species, described as Paleolepidotus macrocolus gen. et sp. n., has such an unusual assortment of morphological features that it could not be assigned to any particular extant or extinct family. The small, ferruginous specimen exhibits a series of long wax pencils that extend around the body, including the head. The antennae and legs are quite long compared to other extant and extinct scale fossils. Of special interest are the protruding eyes, and a conical-triangular rostrum arising from between the forelegs; the claws with bifid apices are also unique. The ovisac contains immature stages. 

Taxonomy of Kermes greeni Bodenheimer (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) with a new synonymy

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3545 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
MALKIE SPODEK ◽  
YAIR BEN-DOV ◽  
ALEX PROTASOV
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Type Material ◽  
First Instar ◽  
New Synonymy

The first-instar nymph and adult female of Kermes greeni Bodenheimer, 1931 are redescribed and a lectotype is designated. Kermes palestiniensis Balachowsky, 1953 is synonymized with K. greeni. This synonymy is based on a study of the type material of K. greeni and K. palestiniensis, as well as on fresh, topotypic material collected from Quercus calliprinos Webb in Israel.

Description of a new pest species of Hemilecanium Newstead (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on mango from Thailand, and a key to species of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1045 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAKUMASA KONDO ◽  
MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Scale Insect ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Soft Scale ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Instar ◽  
A New Species ◽  
New Pest

The adult female and first-instar nymph of a new species of soft scale insect, Hemilecanium mangiferae Kondo & Williams sp. nov., are described and illustrated. This species was collected on the trunk and branches of mango, Mangifera indica L., in Nakhon Pathom and Sukhothai Provinces, Thailand. The insect can cause serious damage by depleting the host sap and by producing large amounts of honeydew on which sooty molds grow. Damage was severe on the local mango cultivar, Nam DokMai. Also included are a revised diagnosis of the genus, a revised key to the adult females of the five species currently placed in the genus, and a key to the known firstinstar nymphs.La hembra adulta y la ninfa del primer estadio de una nueva especie de escama blanda, Hemilecanium mangiferae Kondo & Williams sp. nov., se describe e ilustra. Esta especie fue colectada en el tronco y ramas del mango: Mangifera indica L. en las provincias de Nakhon Pathom y Sukhothai, Tailandia. Este insecto puede causar daños severos al mango deprivando el árbol de savia, y produciendo gran cantidad de melado cual induce el crecimiento de fumaginas. El daño fue más severo en un cultivar local conocido como Nam Dokmai. Tambien se incluyen una diagnosis revisada para el género, una clave revisada para las hembras adultas de las cinco especies actualmente incluidas en el género, más una clave para las ninfas del primer estadio conocidas.

A new species of armored scale, Fiorinia yongxingensis (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from Hainan Province, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4729 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-400
Author(s):  
DI LIU ◽  
BO CAI ◽  
JINIAN FENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Hainan Province ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Armored Scale ◽  
A New Species

The adult female, adult male and all immature stages (except the male prepupa and pupa) of a new species of Fiorinia (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), F. yongxingensis Liu, Cai & Feng sp. n., collected from Hainan Province, China, are described and illustrated. A key is provided to identify the Fiorinia species known to occur in Hainan Province, China. The new species may become a significant pest on coconut palms. 

Helenococcus, A New Genus of Diaspididae with Description of a New Species, Helenococcus hokeae (Homoptera: Coccoidea) from Australia

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Tong-Xian Liu ◽  
James O. Howell
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
First Instar ◽  
South Wales ◽  
A New Species

Helenococcus, a new genus of Diaspididae, is described and designated, including detailed illustrations and descriptions of the adult female, second instar, and first instar of the type species, Helenococcus hokeae. The new species was collected on Hokea pampliniana from New South Wales, Australia.

Redescription of the adult female and 1st-instar nymph of Ceroplastodes dugesii (Signoret, 1886) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and description of the other immature stages

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1672 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPINA PELLIZZARI ◽  
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON ◽  
ALESSIO RAINATO
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
The Other ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
New Material

Ceroplastodes dugesii (Signoret), the Mexican wax scale, is the type species of the genus but previous descriptions have not included some important characters. With the collection of new material of this species off Acacia from Mexico, the opportunity is taken to illustrate and either describe or redescribe all stages apart from the adult male.

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