The coccid-tending ant genus Acropyga Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its obligate associated myrmecophilous scale insect genus Eumyrmococcus Silvestri (Hemiptera: Xenococcidae) new to Italy

The ant genus Acropyga Roger, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its associated myrmecophilous scale insect genus Eumyrmococcus Silvestri, 1926 (Hemiptera: Xenococcidae) are reported from Italy for the first time. These records are based on some alates of Acropyga paleartica Menozzi, 1936 with femal...

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Main Authors: Antonio Scupola, Antonio Durante, Francesco Giannuzzi, Giuseppina Pellizzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2022-05-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa02/fragmenta_entomologica/article/view/722