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Issue: Vol. 1934 No. 1: 17 Nov. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-11-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1934.1.4
Page range: 47–62
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 2

A new felt scale genus (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha; Eriococcidae) from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of two new species

Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman Ottó út 15. 1022 Budapest, H-1525 P.O.Box 102, Hungary
Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman Ottó út 15. 1022 Budapest, H-1525 P.O.Box 102, Hungary
Department of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics, The National Museum of Wales, Cathay’s Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Hemiptera Taxonomy scale insects

Abstract

A new eriococcid genus, Pseudomontanococcus Kozár & Hodgson, is introduced to take two new species, P. martini Kozár & Konczné Benedicty and P. baloghi Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, both from Papua New Guinea. The adult females and 2 nd -instar female nymphs of both species are described, as are the adult male and 2 nd -instar male of P. martini.

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