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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 1: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.9
Page range: 175-179
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 7

A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad

Department of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics; The National Museum of Wales; Cardiff; CF10 3NP; UK
Hemiptera Coccomorpha Coccidae Tillancoccus Ben-Dov Trinidad

Abstract

A new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov, T. bendovi Hodgson (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), on coconut palm from Trinidad is described and illustrated and a key is provided for separating the four species now known in the genus.

 

References

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  2. Caballero, A., Ramos Portilla, A.A. & Kondo, T. (2017) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on sugarcane in Colombia, with description of a new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Coccidae). Zootaxa, 4258 (5), 490–500. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4258.5.6
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How to Cite

Hodgson, C. (2025) A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad. Zootaxa, 5637 (1), 175–179. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.9