Description of a new soft scale insect of the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera,Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Bogota,Colombia |
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| Authors: | Hirotaka Tanaka Takumasa Kondo |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Tottori Prefectural Museum, 2–124 Higashi-machi, Tottori, 680–0011 Japan ;2.Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA), Centro de Investigación Palmira, Calle 23, Carrera 37, Continuo al Penal, Palmira, Valle, Colombia |
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| Abstract: | A new soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) species, Pulvinariacaballeroramosae Tanaka & Kondo, sp. n., is described from specimens collected on twigs of Ficussoatensis Dugand (Moraceae) in Bogota, Colombia. The new species resembles Pulvinariadrymiswinteri Kondo & Gullan, described from Chile on Drimyswinteri J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Winteraceae), but differs in the distribution of preopercular pores on the dorsum, the presence of dorsal tubular ducts, dorsal microducts, and reticulation on the anal plates; and in its feeding habits, i.e., Pulvinariacaballeroramosae feeds on the twigs whereas Pulvinariadrymiswinteri feeds on the leaves of its host. A key to the Colombian species of Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Coccid, taxon-name" > genus" >Ficus species" >soatensis, soft scale insect, insect pest, urban pest |
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