New scale insects (Homoptera: Coccinea) from the Cape Floristic Region

  • Ilya A. Gavrilov-Zimin Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg, 199034
  • Philipp E. Chetverikov Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab., 7/9, 199034, St. Petersburg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.366
Keywords: scale insects, mealybugs, soft scales, morphology, new species

Abstract

Three new scale insect species, Coccidohystrix daedalea Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov., Mirococcopsis ptilura Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov. (both from the family Pseudococcidae) and Cryptinglisia millari Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov. (family Coccidae), are described and illustrated from the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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Published
2017-11-14
How to Cite
Gavrilov-Zimin, I. A., & Chetverikov, P. E. (2017). New scale insects (Homoptera: Coccinea) from the Cape Floristic Region. European Journal of Taxonomy, (366). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.366
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No. 366 (2017): New scale insects (Homoptera: Coccinea) from the Cape Floristic Region
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Zoology
Copyright (c) 2017 Ilya A. Gavrilov-Zimin, Philipp E. Chetverikov

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