A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species
In this study, a new species of mealybug from the Cape Verde Islands, <i>Mirococcus capeverdensis</i> Łagowska and Hodgson sp. n., collected on <i>Campylanthus glaber</i> Benth. (Scrophulariaceae)<b><i>,</i></b> a native plant to these islands, is desc...
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| description | In this study, a new species of mealybug from the Cape Verde Islands, <i>Mirococcus capeverdensis</i> Łagowska and Hodgson sp. n., collected on <i>Campylanthus glaber</i> Benth. (Scrophulariaceae)<b><i>,</i></b> a native plant to these islands, is described and illustrated based on the adult female. A taxonomic key to the mealybugs from the Afrotropical Region that lack cerarii is provided. In addition, seven scale insect species, namely <i>Aulacaspis tubercularis</i> Newstead, <i>Hemiberlesia cyanophylli</i> (Signoret), <i>Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis</i> (Green), <i>Icerya aegyptiaca</i> (Douglas), <i>Maconellicoccus hirsutus</i> (Green), <i>Palmicultor palmarum</i> (Ehrhorn), and <i>Pseudococcus comstocki</i> (Kuwana) are recorded for the first time from the Cape Verde Islands and an updated checklist of Coccomorpha species known from this region, along with their known island distributions and valid sources, is appended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ae67ca449ee40febf50e654594f8d2a2023-11-24T05:13:16ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-10-01131199910.3390/insects13110999A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect SpeciesBożena Łagowska0Katarzyna Golan1Christopher J. Hodgson2Department of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics, The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UKIn this study, a new species of mealybug from the Cape Verde Islands, <i>Mirococcus capeverdensis</i> Łagowska and Hodgson sp. n., collected on <i>Campylanthus glaber</i> Benth. (Scrophulariaceae)<b><i>,</i></b> a native plant to these islands, is described and illustrated based on the adult female. A taxonomic key to the mealybugs from the Afrotropical Region that lack cerarii is provided. In addition, seven scale insect species, namely <i>Aulacaspis tubercularis</i> Newstead, <i>Hemiberlesia cyanophylli</i> (Signoret), <i>Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis</i> (Green), <i>Icerya aegyptiaca</i> (Douglas), <i>Maconellicoccus hirsutus</i> (Green), <i>Palmicultor palmarum</i> (Ehrhorn), and <i>Pseudococcus comstocki</i> (Kuwana) are recorded for the first time from the Cape Verde Islands and an updated checklist of Coccomorpha species known from this region, along with their known island distributions and valid sources, is appended.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/999coccoidsfaunalistlocality datadistribution |
| spellingShingle | Bożena Łagowska Katarzyna Golan Christopher J. Hodgson A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species Insects coccoids fauna list locality data distribution |
| title | A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species |
| title_full | A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species |
| title_fullStr | A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species |
| title_short | A New Species of the Mealybug Genus <i>Mirococcus</i> (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species |
| title_sort | new species of the mealybug genus i mirococcus i hemiptera coccomorpha pseudococcidae from the cape verde islands with new records and an updated checklist of scale insect species |
| topic | coccoids fauna list locality data distribution |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/999 |
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