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Issue: Vol. 2926 No. 1: 22 Jun. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-06-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2926.1.2
Page range: 46–54
Abstract views: 67
PDF downloaded: 38

A new species of Pseudococcus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) belonging to the “Pseudococcus maritimus” complex from Chile: molecular and morphological description

Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306-22, Santiago, Chile
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, La Platina, Casilla 439/3, Santiago, Chile
ANSES. Laboratoire de la santé des Végétaux, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, La Platina, Casilla 439/3, Santiago, Chil
Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306-22, Santiago, Chile
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1301 INRA/UNSA/CNRS, Equipe BPI. 400 route des Chappes. BP 167. 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
EPAMIG. Lavras, Brazil
Hemiptera Pseudococcus meridionalis sp. nov. Chile mealybugs phenotypic plasticity cytochrome oxidase internal transcribed spacer

Abstract

A new species of mealybug from Chile, Pseudococcus meridionalis Prado sp. n., is described and illustrated based on the morphological and molecular characterization of adult females. This species belongs to the “Pseudococcus maritimus” complex and displays a wide host plant range, including Japanese pear, persimmon, pomegranate, pear and grape.

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