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Issue: Vol. 5796 No. 2: 21 Apr. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-04-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.9
Page range: 365-368
Abstract views: 74
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First record of the giant mango mealybug, Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae), in Kenya

Science: Research; Natural History Museum; Cromwell Road; London SW7 5BD; UK.
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; China; and The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing 100083; China.
Hemiptera Drosicha mangiferae Kenya

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How to Cite

Watson, G.W. & Zheng, X. (2026) First record of the giant mango mealybug, Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae), in Kenya. Zootaxa, 5796 (2), 365–368. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.9