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Published on: April 19, 2024
New species of Chorizococcus McKenzie, 1960 and Spilococcus Ferris, 1950 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae)
Sunil Joshi1, Paresh Churi2, Amit Amembal3
1Division of Insect Systematics; National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources; Post Bag No. 2491; H.A. Farm post; Bellary Road; Bangalore 560 024; Karnataka; India. sunjoshi.pdbc@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Two new mealybug species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) are described from India. The genus Spilococcus Ferris is recorded from India for the first time, with description and illustration of the new species, Spilococcusgullanae Joshi, Churi & Amembal, sp. nov., which is most similar to S. geraniae (Rau). Characters distinguishing S. gullanae from the other Spilococcus species recorded from the same host family in the same geographical area are discussed. A second new species is described and illustrated in the closely related genus, Chorizococcus McKenzie: C. watsonae Joshi, Pai & Deepthy, sp. nov. A key is provided to separate the adult females of Chorizococcus occurring in the Oriental region.
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