Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 54 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:34:46 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ First complete mitochondrial genome of the tribe Coccini (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) and its phylogenetic implications https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109116/ ZooKeys 1180: 333-354

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1180.109116

Authors: Yun-Feng Hou, Jiu-Feng Wei, Tian-You Zhao, Cai-Feng Li, Fang Wang

Abstract: Soft scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccidae) are important pests of various agricultural and horticultural crops and ornamental plants. They have negative impacts on agriculture and forestry. The tribe Coccini represents one of the most ancient evolutionary lineages of soft scale insects. However, no complete Coccini mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is available in public databases. Here, we described the complete mitogenome of Coccus hesperidum L., 1758. The 15,566 bp mitogenome of C. hesperidum had a high A+T content (83.4%) and contained a typical set of 37 genes, with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) and two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). Only seven tRNAs had the typical clover-leaf secondary structure and the remaining tRNAs lacked the DHU arm, TψC arm or both. Moreover, a comparative analysis of all reported scale insect mitogenomes from GenBank database was performed. The mitogenomes of scale insects showed high similarities in base composition and A+T content. Additionally, our phylogenetic analysis confirmed the monophyly of Coccomorpha and revealed that the archaeococcoids were the most basal lineage within Coccomorpha, while Ericerus pela and Didesmococcus koreanus, belonging to Coccidae, were often mixed with Aclerdidae, making Coccidae a paraphyletic group. These findings expand the mitogenome database of scale insects and provide new insights on mitogenome evolution for future studies across different insect groups.

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Research Article Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:49:29 +0300
A study of the mealybug genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/107354/ ZooKeys 1178: 77-95

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1178.107354

Authors: Jiangtao Zhang, Jun Deng

Abstract: A study of the mealybug genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) known from China is presented and 12 species are recognised. Of these, Planococcus camelliae Zhang, sp. nov. is described as new to science based on the morphology of the adult female, and P. bambusifolii (Takahashi, 1951) is recorded from China for the first time. Molecular analyses based on the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of the new species and a key to species of the genus Planococcus in China are also given.

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Review Article Mon, 4 Sep 2023 17:47:48 +0300
A new species of Aulacaspis and a revived combination of Diaspididae (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/105851/ ZooKeys 1174: 301-314

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1174.105851

Authors: Minmin Niu, Bo Cai, Jiufeng Wei

Abstract: A new species of armored scale insect, Aulacaspis fanjingshanensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on adult female specimens collected on Rosaceae plants in China. A key to the Aulacaspis species known from Guizhou Province of China is provided. Our molecular study suggests that Aulacaspis schizosoma (Takagi, 1970) is not a true member of the genus Aulacaspis; the genus Superturmaspis Chen, 1983 is revived and A. schizosoma is transferred to it as Superturmaspis schizosoma (Takagi, 1970), revived combination, based on a molecular phylogeny.

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Research Article Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:04:06 +0300
Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) on parasitic plants (Loranthaceae) in Indonesia with description of a new species and a new country record https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/106012/ ZooKeys 1167: 199-210

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1167.106012

Authors: Agustin Zarkani, Ariffatchur Fauzi, Dwinardi Apriyanto, Mehmet Bora Kaydan

Abstract: Parasitic plants have been known to be attacked by insect pests since ancient times. However, little is known about the mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) fauna associated with them. A series of surveys of mealybugs found on Loranthaceae, a semi-parasitic plant family, was conducted in several places in Bengkulu Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. In the study, 55 mealybug specimens were collected, consisting of eight species belonging to five genera, namely Chorizococcus McKenzie (1 species), Dysmicoccus Ferris (2 species), Ferrisia Fullaway (1 species), Planococcus Ferris (3 species) and Pseudococcus Westwood (1 species). Chorizococcus ozeri Zarkani & Kaydan, sp. nov. is new to science, whilst Planococcus bagmaticus Williams represents the first record in Indonesia. In addition, the mealybugs Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Betrem), Dysmicoccus zeynepae Zarkani & Kaydan, Ferrisia dasylirii (Cockerell), Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell) and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller are newly recorded from plants of the family Loranthaceae. Figures and illustrations of mealybug species with a taxonomic key to Asian Chorizococcus and a new country record based on morphological characters are also updated.

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Research Article Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:26:13 +0300
Nomenclature of the veins of the fore wings of male scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/89528/ ZooKeys 1136: 163-174

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1136.89528

Authors: San-an Wu, Han Xu

Abstract: The venation of the fore wings of male scale insects is strongly reduced and the nomenclature used for each vein is inconsistent among taxonomists. This paper reviews the different nomenclatural systems in the wing venation of male scale insects that have been suggested previously and puts forward a new system based mainly on newly found wing venation in males of Qinococcus podocarpus Wu, 2022 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Qinococcidae).

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Review Article Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:24:40 +0200
A Neotropical complex of Ripersiella species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Rhizoecidae) collected from the nests of Acropyga ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/90141/ ZooKeys 1123: 1-30

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141

Authors: Scott A. Schneider, John S. LaPolla

Abstract: We describe five new Neotropical species of Ripersiella living in association with Acropyga ants: R. campensis sp. nov., R. illicians sp. nov., R. montanae sp. nov., R. pediandensis sp. nov., and R. telalia sp. nov. We also redescribe R. andensis and R. colombiensis based on type specimens and other collections. Together, these seven species form a morphologically similar group that we informally refer to as the andensis-complex of Ripersiella. All members of the andensis-complex are confirmed or are speculated to be mutualists of Acropyga ants. We discuss the implications of these associations and provide an identification key to the Neotropical species of Ripersiella that are lacking bitubular cerores, including the new species.

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Research Article Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:42:40 +0300
Corrigenda: A parasitic insect on a parasitic plant: a new species of the genus Formicoccus Takahashi (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) from Ishigaki Island, Japan. ZooKeys 1060: 171–182. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1060.71652 https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/76830/ ZooKeys 1073: 201-204

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1073.76830

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka, Kenji Suetsugu, Satoshi Kamitani

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Corrigendum Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:14:31 +0200
Taxonomic and identification review of adventive Fiorinia Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) of the United States https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/69171/ ZooKeys 1065: 141-203

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1065.69171

Authors: Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Matthew R. Moore, Eric A. Rohrig, Cindy L. McKenzie, Di Liu, Jinian Feng, Benjamin B. Normark, Douglass R. Miller

Abstract: This work provides general descriptions, illustrations, molecular diagnostic data, taxonomic keys, slide mounting recommendations, and Florida distribution records for Fiorinia Targioni Tozzetti species occurring in the USA. Species treated are F. externa Ferris, F. fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti), F. japonica Kuwana, F. pinicola Maskell, F. phantasma Cockerell & Robinson, F. proboscidaria Green, and F. theae Green. New descriptions of second-instar males and females of all seven species in addition to first-instar nymphs and adult females of F. phantasma and F. proboscidaria are presented. Taxonomic keys to second-instar males and females are developed for the first time and previously available taxonomic keys to first-instar nymphs and adult females are improved. DNA sequences were used to further evaluate the monophyly of Fiorinia and provide additional diagnostic tools for Fiorinia species. Multigene phylogenetic analyses, COI barcoding methods, and examination of type material indicate that F. yongxingensis Liu, Cai & Feng, 2020, syn. nov. is a junior synonym of F. phantasma. A morphological survey of the genus demonstrates, for the first time, the utility of second-instar males for diagnostics. This study will help inform regulatory and pest management decisions by facilitating morphological and molecular identification of adventive Fiorinia species occurring in the USA.

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Research Article Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:18:42 +0300
First record of the lac-producing species Kerria nepalensis Varshney (Hemiptera, Kerriidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/73114/ ZooKeys 1061: 1-9

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1061.73114

Authors: Nawaz Haider Bashir, Weiwei Wang, Juan Liu, Wei Wang, Hang Chen

Abstract: Lac insects include astonishing species responsible for lac production. Lac is composed of resins, dyes, and shellac wax with significant economic importance. Previously, 11 species of the genus Kerria were reported from China, with the highest species diversity in Yunnan province. Another lac-producing species of the genus Kerria, namely Kerria nepalensis Varshney, is recorded for the first time in Yunnan province, China, on Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre ex Laness. (Fabaceae), a new host plant. In addition, a key to the 12 Kerria species recorded in China is also given.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:00:58 +0300
A parasitic insect on a parasitic plant: a new species of the genus Formicoccus Takahashi (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) from Ishigaki Island, Japan https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/71652/ ZooKeys 1060: 171-182

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1060.71652

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka, Kenji Suetsugu, Satoshi Kamitani

Abstract: A new species of the genus Formicoccus Takahashi (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) collected from the holoparasitic plant Balanophora fungosa J. R. & G. Forst (Balanophoraceae), on Ishigaki Island, Japan, is described as Formicoccus yoshinoi Tanaka, sp. nov. based on the morphology of adult females. This species is similar to F. formicarius (1900) and F. erythrinae Williams, 2004, but differs from them by having fewer than six cerarii, and only one type of ventral oral collar tubular duct distributed on the medial area of the posterior abdominal segments. Keys to the Oriental species of the genus Formicoccus are provided.

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Research Article Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:25:33 +0300
Four new species of Aspidiotini (Hemiptera, Diaspididae, Aspidiotinae) from Panama, with a key to Panamanian species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/68409/ ZooKeys 1047: 1-25

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1047.68409

Authors: Jiufeng Wei, Scott A. Schneider, Roxanna D. Normark, Benjamin B. Normark

Abstract: Four new species of armored scale insect, Clavaspis selvatica sp. nov., Clavaspis virolae sp. nov., Davidsonaspis tovomitae sp. nov., and Rungaspis neotropicalis sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Panama. We also transfer two previously described species of Panamanian Aspidiotini to new genera, Hemiberlesia crescentiae (Ferris) comb. nov. and Rungaspis rigida (Ferris) comb. nov., and report the first record of Selenaspidopsis browni Nakahara in Panama. A key to the species of Aspidiotini occurring in Panama is provided.

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Research Article Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:03:11 +0300
A new Atrococcus species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/49300/ ZooKeys 950: 33-40

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.950.49300

Authors: Jiang-Tao Zhang, Jia-Ying Zhou, You-Liang Pan, Xing-Ping Liu

Abstract: A new mealybug species Atrococcus rushuiensis Zhang, sp. nov., collected under the leaf sheath of Sporobolus fertilis (Poaceae) in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. A new combination is introduced, transferring Allotrionymus shanxiensis Wu to the genus Atrococcus as A. shanxiensis (Wu), comb. nov. A key is presented for the species of Atrococcus recorded from China.

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Research Article Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:41:14 +0300
Five new species of Aspidiotini (Hemiptera, Diaspididae, Aspidiotinae) from Argentina, with a key to Argentine species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/54618/ ZooKeys 948: 47-73

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.948.54618

Authors: Scott A. Schneider, Lucia E. Claps, Jiufeng Wei, Roxanna D. Normark, Benjamin B. Normark

Abstract: Five new species of armored scale insect from Argentina are described and illustrated based upon morphological and molecular evidence from adult females: Chortinaspis jujuyensis sp. nov., Clavaspis patagonensis sp. nov., Hemiberlesia ozolita sp. nov., Melanaspis lilloi sp. nov., and Melanaspis targionoides sp. nov. The genera Chortinaspis and Melanaspis are recorded for the first time from this country. An identification key to all recorded species from tribe Aspidiotini occurring in Argentina is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:24:07 +0300
The genus Saissetia (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) in China, with description of a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/36661/ ZooKeys 873: 55-63

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.873.36661

Authors: Tong Cao, Na Zhang, Jinian Feng

Abstract: Saissetia kunmingensis Cao & Feng, sp. nov., a member of the genus Saissetia Kanda, 1960, is a new species in China that is described and illustrated in this study, based on adult females. This species was found on Osmanthus fragrans (Oleaceae) plants from Kunming, Yunnan Province (China). An updated key to females of the eight species of Saissetia which occur in China was developed.

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Research Article Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:51:41 +0300
An online interactive identification key to common pest species of Aspidiotini (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae), version 1.0 https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34937/ ZooKeys 867: 87-96

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.867.34937

Authors: Scott A. Schneider, Michael A. Fizdale, Benjamin B. Normark

Abstract: Aspidiotini is a species-rich tribe of armored scale insects that includes several polyphagous and specialist pests that are commonly encountered at ports-of-entry to the United States and many other countries. This article describes a newly available online interactive tool that can be used to identify 155 species of Aspidiotini that are recognized as minor to major pests or that are potentially emergent pests. This article lists the species and features included with a description of the development and structure of the key. The interactive key is free to access at https://idtools.org/id/scales/aspidiotini/about_index.php.

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Research Article Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:40:37 +0300
A key to the flat grass scale genus Nipponaclerda (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Aclerdidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35294/ ZooKeys 862: 81-87

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.862.35294

Authors: Scott A. Schneider

Abstract: The flat grass scale genus Nipponaclerda comprises four species, native to Central and East Asia. Nipponaclerda biwakoensis has been introduced to the United States and is considered a serious pest of Phragmites australis, the common reed. Heavy infestations of N. biwakoensis in coastal marshes of Louisiana have coincided with extensive die-off of reeds. In this article, dichotomous identification keys to the genera of Aclerdidae and to the species of Nipponaclerda are provided, allowing for accurate identification of species found in the native and invasive range.

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Research Article Tue, 9 Jul 2019 18:05:03 +0300
A revision of Lachnodius Maskell (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Eriococcidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/32061/ ZooKeys 818: 43-88

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.818.32061

Authors: Nate B. Hardy, John W. Beardsley Jr, Penny J. Gullan

Abstract: Lachnodius Maskell is a genus of three named species that are part of an Australian radiation of felt scale insects that induce galls on Eucalyptus and Corymbia (Myrtaceae). A female’s gall usually consists of an open-top pit in swollen plant tissue. Depending on the species, galls can occur on a host’s leaves, buds, stems, or trunk. Here, we redescribe the named species: L. eucalypti (Maskell), L. hirsutus (Froggatt) and L. lectularius (Maskell), and describe seven new species: L. brimblecombei Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. froggatti Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. maculosus Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. melliodorae Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. newi Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. parathrix Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, sp. n., L. sealakeensis Gullan & Hardy, sp. n. Descriptions are based primarily on adult females, but for some species short diagnoses of nymphal stages also are provided. The taxonomic history of Lachnodius is reviewed, with notes on their biology and ecology. A key to species based on the morphology of adult females is provided, and lectotypes are designated for Dactylopius eucalypti Maskell and Lachnodius lectularius Maskell.

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Research Article Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:10:06 +0200
Description of a new species of Saissetia from China (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27186/ ZooKeys 791: 97-105

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.791.27186

Authors: Na Zhang, Tong Cao, Ji-Nian Feng

Abstract: The adult female of a new species of soft scale Saissetia puerensis Zhang & Feng, sp. n. is described and illustrated from the genus Saissetia Deplanche, 1859. This species was collected on Lithocarpus uvariifolius (Hance) in Yunnan province, China. A key is provided to separate adult females of all Saissetia species known from China. A table is provided showing the distribution of Saissetia in various zoogeographical regions throughout the world.

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Research Article Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:05:42 +0300
Doubling the known endemic species diversity of New Caledonian armored scale insects (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27938/ ZooKeys 782: 11-47

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.782.27938

Authors: Nate B. Hardy, Douglas J. Williams

Abstract: Fourteen species of armored scale insects are known only from New Caledonia. Here, the adult female of fourteen more are described: Agrophaspis ansevatae sp. n., Aonidia montikoghis sp. n., Aonidia pauca sp. n., Fernaldanna whita sp. n., Furcaspis costulariae sp. n., Greeniella casuarinae sp. n., Greeniella dacrydiae sp. n., Lepidosaphes monticola sp. n., Leptaspis pege gen. et sp. n., Leucaspis montikoghis sp. n., Melanaspis nothofagi sp. n., Neomorgania nothofagi sp. n., Pseudaonidia dugdali sp. n., and Pseudaonidia yateensis sp. n. We note that the diversity of New Caledonian armored scale insects appears to have resulted more from trans-oceanic dispersal than in situ speciation.

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Research Article Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:59:24 +0300
A new species of Leptopulvinaria Kanda from China, with a key to species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/25713/ ZooKeys 781: 59-66

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.781.25713

Authors: Xiaoying He, Yangyang Han, Sanan Wu

Abstract: A new species Leptopulvinaria sapinda sp. n. is described and illustrated based on adult females collected on Sapindus saponaria (Sapindaceae) from Shanghai and Jiangsu. This is the first report of Leptopulvinaria species in China. A key to the species of Leptopulvinaria Kanda is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:42:53 +0300
A new species of Parlatoria from China (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27437/ ZooKeys 779: 147-155

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.779.27437

Authors: Minmin Niu, Jinian Feng

Abstract: A new species of armoured scale insect Parlatoria menglaensis sp. n. is described and illustrated which infests leaves of Cinnamomum camphora in China. A key to the Parlatoria species occurring in China is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 7 Aug 2018 18:40:37 +0300
Morphological and histological study of the forewing of Orthezia urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/23950/ ZooKeys 747: 101-114

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.747.23950

Authors: Barbara Franielczyk-Pietyra, Łukasz Depa, Piotr Wegierek

Abstract: Wings of Orthezia urticae males were studied. Both ventral and dorsal surfaces of wings were examined under light and scanning electron microscopes. The structure regarded as vein cubitus anterior turned out to be a reinforcement element only. Two elements known as radius sector and media are almost transparent depressions in the wing membrane. Veins at the margin of the fold of the wing anal lobe were not confirmed. Studies indicated a row of sensilla cupola at the beginning of the subcostal ridge. Cross sections of the wing membrane showed a two-layered membrane. The presence of two veins was confirmed in a common stem – subcostal and radius. The change of common stem shape was described. Neither tracheae nor nerves were observed. This is the second paper on cross-sections of wing within Sternorrhyncha.

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Research Article Mon, 2 Apr 2018 23:26:53 +0300
First records of the genus Pelionella Kaydan, 2015 in East Asia, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13277/ ZooKeys 738: 47-58

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.738.13277

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka

Abstract: Two mealybug species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), Pelionella osakaensis sp. n. and P. manifecta (Borchsenius, 1949), are described and illustrated based on adult female specimens collected in Japan, on the Japanese mugwort Artemisia indica Willd. var. maximowiczii (Nakai) H. Hara (Asteraceae). These are the first records of the occurrence of Pelionella species in East Asia. The new species is similar to P. grassiana (Goux, 1989) and P. proeminens (Goux, 1990), but differs in lacking multilocular pores with double loculi rings on the venter and in possessing dorsal cerarii and a circulus. The Japanese population of P. manifecta is morphologically slightly different from the Azerbaijani and French populations in lacking large-type oral-collar tubular ducts associated with clusters formed by multilocular pores and oral-collar ducts on ventral abdominal segments III and IV. A modified key to species of the genus Pelionella Kaydan, 2015, is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:09:13 +0200
Review of the genus Coccus Linnaeus from Korea, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/22774/ ZooKeys 734: 121-135

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.734.22774

Authors: Jinyeong Choi, Seunghwan Lee

Abstract: The genus Coccus from Korea is reviewed, including a new species, C. ficicola sp. n., and a first record of C. malloti (Takahashi, 1956). The new species is characterized by a distinctive pattern of ventral tubular ducts on medial area of head and thorax, and submarginal area of abdomen. The adult female of Coccus ficicola sp. n. is described and illustrated, and a morphological comparison is given with congeners. Coccus malloti is redescribed and illustrated based on the adult female specimens from Korea. A key to the four species of Coccus known from Korea is provided with diagnoses and photographs.

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Research Article Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:09:10 +0200
Five new species of the armored scale genus Andaspis MacGillivray (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) from New Caledonia https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13074/ ZooKeys 693: 17-31

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.693.13074

Authors: Fredericka B. Hamilton, Douglas J. Williams, Nate B. Hardy

Abstract: New Caledonia is home to many endemic species of plants and animals. Here, we improve our grasp on that biota by describing five new species of armored scale insects in the genus Andaspis: Andaspis brevicornuta sp. n, A. conica sp. n., A. nothofagi sp. n., A. novaecaledoniae sp. n., and A. ornata sp. n. Each is known exclusively from collections on southern beeches (Nothofagus spp.) in New Caledonia. A key to the species of Andaspis of New Caledonia is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 22 Aug 2017 02:39:22 +0300
Rediscovering digitules in Aphidomorpha and the question of homology among Sternorrhyncha (Insecta, Hemiptera) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/10100/ ZooKeys 683: 39-50

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.683.10100

Authors: Mark A. Metz, Douglass R. Miller, Aaron M. Dickey, Gary R. Bauchan, Ronald Ochoa, Michael J. Skvarla, Gary L. Miller

Abstract: We explore and expand on the morphological term digitule. The term was originally proposed for toe-like setae on a species of Phylloxera Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834 (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aphidomorpha) by Henry Shimer, an American naturalist. While it is standard terminology in scale systematics (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccidomorpha), the term digitule was ignored by aphid specialists despite being the original taxon for which the term was described. Similar setae occur on many arthropod groups, so the homology is poorly understood even within any superfamily of Hemiptera. We provide the etymology of the term, a proposed explanation for why it was used among scale taxonomists and not aphid taxonomists, and discuss briefly options to progress beyond the confusion between terminology for morphology and homology in Sternorrhyncha.

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Research Article Thu, 6 Jul 2017 16:42:01 +0300
A new species of Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1893 from China with a key to Chinese species (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Diaspididae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9399/ ZooKeys 619: 13-24

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.619.9399

Authors: Jiufeng Wei, Xiaopeng Jing, Hufang Zhang

Abstract: A new species of armored scale insect, Aulacaspis zunyiensis sp. n. is described and illustrated from collections on cycads in China. A key to the Aulacaspis species known from China is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:29:11 +0300
A new genus and species of Rhizoecidae (Hemiptera, Sternorryncha, Coccomorpha) associated with Acropyga yaeyamensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9442/ ZooKeys 616: 115-124

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.616.9442

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka

Abstract: Ishigakicoccus gen. n. shimadai sp. n. is described based on the adult female morphology. This new species was found in the nest of a rare Japanese ant, Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996, in Ishigaki Is., Japan. It resembles Capitisetella migrans (Green, 1933) and Pseudorhizoecus proximus Green, 1933. However, the new species differs from those two species in having small multilocular pores, large 3-5 locular pores on the medial area of ventral abdomen, and two different-sized body setae. This new species is also the first record of a potential trophobiont of A. yaeyamensis. A key to Japanese species of Rhizoecidae is also provided.

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Research Article Mon, 12 Sep 2016 01:03:00 +0300
A new species of Octaspidiotus (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/8944/ ZooKeys 605: 83-89

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.605.8944

Authors: Jiufeng Wei, Qing Zhao

Abstract: Adult females of a new species of armored scale insect, Octaspidiotus shanghaiensis sp. n. are described and illustrated from specimens collected in China. A key is provided for the all described species of Octaspidiotus.

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Research Article Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:52:42 +0300
Three new species of mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) on persimmon fruit trees (Diospyros kaki) in southern Brazil https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/8065/ ZooKeys 584: 61-82

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.584.8065

Authors: Vitor C. Pacheco da Silva, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Jean-François Germain, Thibaut Malausa, Marcos Botton

Abstract: Brazil has the greatest insect diversity in the world; however, little is known about its scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha). Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) have been found in at least 50% of persimmon orchards Diospyros kaki L. in the southern part of the country. In this study three new mealybug species on persimmon trees located in the Serra Gaúcha Region, RS, Brazil, namely, Anisococcus granarae Pacheco da Silva & Kaydan, sp. n., Ferrisia kaki Kaydan & Pacheco da Silva, sp. n. and Pseudococcus rosangelae Pacheco da Silva & Kaydan, sp. n. are described. In addition, an identification key for the genera occurring on fruit orchards and vineyards in Brazil is provided, together with illustrations and molecular data for the new species.

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Research Article Mon, 25 Apr 2016 03:28:55 +0300
A survey of scale insects in soil samples from Europe (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6877/ ZooKeys 565: 1-28

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.565.6877

Authors: Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty, Balázs Kiss, Éva Szita

Abstract: In the last decades, several expeditions were organized in Europe by the researchers of the Hungarian Natural History Museum to collect snails, aquatic insects and soil animals (mites, springtails, nematodes, and earthworms). In this study, scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) specimens extracted from Hungarian Natural History Museum soil samples (2970 samples in total), all of which were collected using soil and litter sampling devices, and extracted by Berlese funnel, were examined. From these samples, 43 scale insect species (Acanthococcidae 4, Coccidae 2, Micrococcidae 1, Ortheziidae 7, Pseudococcidae 21, Putoidae 1 and Rhizoecidae 7) were found in 16 European countries. In addition, a new species belonging to the family Pseudococcidae, Brevennia larvalis Kaydan, sp. n. and a new species of Ortheziidae, Ortheziola editae Szita & Konczné Benedicty, sp. n. are described and illustrated based on the adult female stage. Revised keys to the adult females of Brevennia and Ortheziola are presented.

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Research Article Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:11:18 +0200
Description of a new soft scale insect of the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Bogota, Colombia https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4849/ ZooKeys 484: 111-120

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.484.9280

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka, Takumasa Kondo

Abstract: A new soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) species, Pulvinaria caballeroramosae Tanaka & Kondo, sp. n., is described from specimens collected on twigs of Ficus soatensis Dugand (Moraceae) in Bogota, Colombia. The new species resembles P. drymiswinteri Kondo & Gullan, described from Chile on Drimys winteri 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., P. caballeroramosae feeds on the twigs whereas P. drymiswinteri feeds on the leaves of its host. A key to the Colombian species of Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 9 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0200
The genus Arctorthezia Cockerell (Hemiptera, Ortheziidae) with the description of a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4520/ ZooKeys 472: 59-75

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.472.8928

Authors: Éva Szita, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty, Hirotaka Tanaka, Kinga Fetykó, Ferenc Kozár

Abstract: This paper describes a new species of Arctorthezia Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Ortheziidae) from the Palaearctic region. The specimens were extracted from forest litter in the collections of Muséum d’histoire Naturelle de Genève, Switzerland, using Berlese funnels. Three further species, A. cataphracta (Olafsen), A. occidentalis (Douglas) and A. pseudoccidentalis Morrison, are redescribed and re-illustrated. The genus Arctorthezia now contains five species. An identification key, diagnostic illustrations, photographs of unmounted females and new locality records of the Arctorthezia species currently known are provided.

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Research Article Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0200
Scale Insects, edition 2, a tool for the identification of potential pest scales at U.S.A. ports-of-entry (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3749/ ZooKeys 431: 61-78

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.431.7474

Authors: Dug Miller, Alessandra Rung, Grishma Parikh

Abstract: We provide a general overview of features and technical specifications of an online, interactive tool for the identification of scale insects of concern to the U.S.A. ports-of-entry. Full lists of terminal taxa included in the keys (of which there are four), a list of features used in them, and a discussion of the structure of the tool are provided. We also briefly discuss the advantages of interactive keys for the identification of potential scale insect pests. The interactive key is freely accessible on http://idtools.org/id/scales/index.php

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Data Paper Wed, 6 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0300
Description of Ortheziolamameti tranfagliai new species (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Ortheziidae) from India https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3910/ ZooKeys 420: 51-59

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.420.7890

Authors: Éva Szita, M. Bora Kaydan, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty

Abstract: This paper describes a new Ortheziolamameti species from the Oriental region (India), namely Ortheziolamameti tranfagliai Konczné Benedicty, sp. n. The examined material was extracted from forest litter from India, using Berlese funnels. With this new species the genus Ortheziolamameti now includes six species. An identification key and distribution map are provided.

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Research Article Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0300
New species of the genus Ortheziola Šulc (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Ortheziidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3785/ ZooKeys 406: 65-80

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.406.7596

Authors: M. Bora Kaydan, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty, Éva Szita

Abstract: This paper describes three new Ortheziola species of the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. The specimens were extracted from forest litter using Berlese funnels, from the collections of Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Genève, Switzerland. Thus the genus Ortheziola sensu stricto now includes 12 species. An identification key, distribution map and new locality records for the Ortheziola species currently known are provided.

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Research Article Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0300
Are some prepupae and pupae of male mealybugs and root mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae and Rhizoecidae) mobile? https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3663/ ZooKeys 364: 19-28

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.364.6459

Authors: D.J. Williams, Chris Hodgson

Abstract: It is hypothesised here that some mealybug (Pseudococcidae) and root mealybug (Rhizoecidae) prepupae and pupae are mobile. The prepupa and pupa of the mealybug Promyrmococcus dilli Williams and the prepupa of the root mealybug Ripersiella malschae (Williams) are described and illustrated and their probable mobility is discussed. It is also suggested that the prepupae and pupae of the mealybug Macrocepicoccus loranthi Morrison can move rapidly on the leaves when disturbed.

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Research Article Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0200
An annotated checklist of the scale insects of Iran (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) with new records and distribution data https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3143/ ZooKeys 334: 1-92

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.334.5818

Authors: Masumeh Moghaddam

Abstract: A list of scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) of Iran is present based mainly on the literature records since 1902. In total, 13 families and 275 species have been recorded and these are listed along with their locality data and host plants. The families are as follows: Asterolecaniidae, Cerococcidae, Coccidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Kermesidae, Margarodidae, Monophlebidae, Ortheziidae, Phoenicococcidae, Pseudococcidae, Putoidae and Rhizoecidae. The following ten species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Diaspidiotus lenticularis (Lindinger), D. wuenni (Lindinger), Fiorinia proboscidaria Green, Koroneaspis lonicerae Borchsenius, Eriococcus cingulatus Kiritchenko, E. pamiricus (Bazarov), E. reynei Schmutterer, E. sanguinairensis Goux and E. saxidesertus (Borchsenius) and Porphyrophora victoriae Jashenko.

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Checklist Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300
Preliminary study of wing interference patterns (WIPs) in some species of soft scale (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Coccidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3435/ ZooKeys 319: 269-281

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.319.4219

Authors: Ewa Simon

Abstract: The fore wings of scale insect males possess reduced venation compared with other insects and the homologies of remaining veins are controversial. The hind wings are reduced to hamulohalterae. When adult males are prepared using the standard methods adopted to females and nymphs, i.e. using KOH to clear the specimens, the wings become damaged or deformed, an so these structures are not usually described or illustrated in publications. The present study used dry males belonging to seven species of the family Coccidae to check the presence of stable, structural colour patterns of the wings. The visibility of the wing interference patterns (WIP), discovered in Hymenoptera and Diptera species, is affected by the way the insects display their wings against various backgrounds with different light properties. This frequently occurring taxonomically specific pattern is caused by uneven membrane thickness and hair placement, and also is stabilized and reinforced by microstructures of the wing, such as membrane corrugations and the shape of cells. The semitransparent scale insect’s fore wings possess WIPs and they are taxonomically specific. It is very possible that WIPs will be an additional and helpful trait for the identification of species, which in case of males specimens is quite difficult, because recent coccidology is based almost entirely on the morphology of adult females.

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Research Article Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0300
An annotated update of the scale insect checklist of Hungary (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3228/ ZooKeys 309: 49-66

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.309.5318

Authors: Ferenc Kozár, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty, Kinga Fetykó, Balázs Kiss, Éva Szita

Abstract: The number of scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) known from Hungary has increased in the last 10 years by 39 (16.6 %), to a total of 274 species belonging to 112 genera in10 families. The family Pseudococcidae is the most species rich, with 101 species in 34 genera; Diaspididae contains 59 species in 27 genera; Coccidae contains 54 species in 27 genera; and the Eriococcidae contains 33 species in 8 genera. The other 6 coccoid families each contain only a few species: Asterolecaniidae (7 species in 3 genera); Ortheziidae (7 species in 4 genera); Margarodidae sensu lato (5 species in 5 genera); Cryptococcidae (3 species in 2 genera); Kermesidae (4 species in 1genus); and Cerococcidae (1 species). Of the species in the check list, 224 were found in outdoor conditions, while 50 species occurred only in indoor conditions. This paper contains 22 species recorded for the first time in the Hungarian fauna.

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Checklist Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0300
Corroborating molecular species discovery: Four new pine-feeding species of Chionaspis (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3708/ ZooKeys 270: 37-58

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.270.2910

Authors: Isabelle Vea, Rodger Gwiazdowski, Benjamin Normark

Abstract: The genus Chionaspis (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) includes two North American species of armored scale insects feeding on Pinaceae: Chionaspis heterophyllae Cooley, and C. pinifoliae (Fitch). Despite the economic impact of conifer-feeding Chionaspis on horticulture, the species diversity in this group has only recently been systematically investigated using samples from across the group’s geographic and host range. This paper provides morphological recognition characters for four new species that were recently hypothesized to exist on the basis of molecular evidence. The new species, here described, are Chionaspis brachycephalon Vea sp. n., Chionaspis caudata Vea sp. n., Chionaspis sonorae Vea sp. n. and Chionaspis torreyanae Vea sp. n. One of the new species, C. caudata Vea, has a gland spine at the apex of the pygidium, between the median lobes, unlike any other species of Chionaspis. An identification key to the species of Chionaspis feeding on pine in North America is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0200
Morphology of the first-instar nymph and adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky, with a comparison to K. vermilio Planchon (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3409/ ZooKeys 246: 11-26

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.246.3766

Authors: Malkie Spodek, Yair Ben-Dov

Abstract: The first-instar nymph and the adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae) are described and illustrated. This species is compared with K. vermilio Planchon, a morphologically similar species known in the Palaeractic region.

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Research Article Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0200
A new species of Coccus (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3381/ ZooKeys 244: 59-65

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.244.4045

Authors: Fang Wang, Ji-Nian Feng

Abstract: A new species of soft scale, Coccus multisetus Wang & Feng, sp. n. is described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. A key to adult females of all Coccus known from China is provided.

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Research Article Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0200
A review of the genus Megapulvinaria Young (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from China, with a description of a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3186/ ZooKeys 228: 59-68

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.228.3211

Authors: Fang Wang, Ji-Nian Feng

Abstract: Prior to this study, only Megapulvinaria maxima (Green) was known from China. However, a new species M. beihaiensis Wang & Feng, sp. n. is described below and M. maxima is redescribed. A key is provided for the five species now placed in this genus.

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Research Article Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0300
Redescription of Takahashia citricola Kuwana, 1909, and its transfer to the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti (Coccoidea: Coccidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3060/ ZooKeys 217: 1-10

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.217.3405

Authors: Hirotaka Tanaka

Abstract: The Japanese soft scale Takahashia citricola Kuwana, 1909 is redescribed and transferred to the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti as Pulvinaria citricola (Kuwana, 1909), comb. n. (Coccoidea: Coccidae). Pulvinaria gamazumii Kanda, 1960 is synonymized with P. citricola comb. n. and Pulvinaria nipponica Lindinger, 1933, is resurrected as the replacement name for Pulvinaria citricola Kuwana, 1914 (nec Kuwana, 1909). The adult female of P. citricola (Kuwana, 1909) is redescribed and illustrated.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0300
A new species of Pseudaulacaspis MacGillivray, 1921 from China (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Diaspididae) with a key to Chinese species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2945/ ZooKeys 210: 9-17

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.210.3122

Authors: Jiu-Feng Wei, Ji-Nian Feng

Abstract: A new species of armored scale, Pseudaulacaspis zhenyuanensis Wei & Feng, sp. n. is described and illustrated from specimens collected on Spermadictyon suaveolens in China. A key to armored scale species known from China is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0300
Two new species of Megacanthaspis Takagi (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Diaspididae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2947/ ZooKeys 210: 1-8

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.210.3071

Authors: Jiu-Feng Wei, Ji-Nian Feng

Abstract: Two new species of armored scale, Megacanthaspis hangzhouensis Wei & Feng, sp. n. and M. hainanensis Wei & Feng, sp. n. are described and illustrated from specimens collected from China. A key to adult female of Megacanthaspis species is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0300
Revision of Poliaspis (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Diaspididae), with descriptions of 8 new species from Australia https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2832/ ZooKeys 137: 1-40

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.137.1786

Authors: Nate Hardy, Rosa Henderson

Abstract: Eight new Australian species of Poliaspis are described and illustrated: P. alluvia sp. n., P. araucariae sp. n., P. ceraflora sp. n., P. naamba sp. n., P. nalbo sp. n., P. narungga sp. n., P. ozothamnae sp. n., and P. waibenensis sp. n. Two described species are transferred into Poliaspis and are redescribed and illustrated: Lineaspis callitris (Laing) originally described by Laing as a species of Poliaspis, is transferred back into Poliaspis as P. callitris Laing comb. rev., and Leonardaspis wilga (Leonardi) is transferred to Poliaspis as P. wilga (Leonardi) comb. n. Descriptions and illustrations are also provided for six of the fourteen previously-named Poliaspis species, including five from Australia: P. attenuata Brimblecombe, P. elongata Brimblecombe, P. exocarpi Maskell, P. nitens Fuller, and P. syringae Laing. Both P. cycadis Comstock and P. gaultheriae Green become junior synonyms of P. media Maskell. The species not treated here are P. intermedia Fuller (the location of the types is unknown and Fuller’s description is inadequate), P. casuarinicola Lindinger (missing types), P. incisa Takagi and de Faveri (recently, and well described in Takagi and de Faveri 2011), and the six New Zealand species recently revised by Henderson (2011). In addition, Laingaspis lanigera (Laing), the adult female of which has 8 clusters of perivulvar pores – as in Poliaspis species – is redescribed and illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for L. lanigera, P. callitris, P. exocarpi, P. media, and P. wilga. A key is provided to the species of Poliaspis, excluding P. casuarinicola and P. intermedia but including P. incisa and the New Zealand species: P. chathamica Henderson, P. floccosa Henderson, P. lactea (Maskell), P. media Maskell, P. raouliae Henderson and P. salicornicola Henderson.

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Research Article Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0300
A new species of armored scale, Mycetaspis ailynaomi (Hemiptera, Diaspididae, Aspidiotinae), associated with Mammea americana L. (Malpighiales, Calophyllaceae) from Puerto Rico https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2565/ ZooKeys 108: 1-10

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.108.1214

Authors: Ramón Dones, Gregory Evans

Abstract: A new species of armored scale, Mycetaspis ailynaomi Dones and Evans is described and illustrated from specimens collected on mamey (Mammea americana) from Puerto Rico. A key to the species of Mycetaspis is provided.

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Research Article Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300
A new Chorizococcus species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) from Taiwan with transferring Chorizococcus mirzayansi Moghaddam to genus Spilococcus Ferris https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2502/ ZooKeys 103: 27-40

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.103.1215

Authors: Wen-Jer Wu, Ming-Yu Tsai

Abstract: A new mealybug species, Chorizococcus zoysiae sp. n., feeding on Zoysia tenuifolia (Poaceae), is described from Taiwan. This is the first record of a Chorizococcus species from Southeast Asia. Adult female, third-instar female, second-instar nymph and first-instar nymph were described and illustrated in this article. Keys are provides to (a) separate this new species from similar species of Chorizococcus and those of same genus on zoysiagrasses and (b) to identify instars of this new species. In addition, Ch. mirzayansi Moghaddam is transferred to the genus Spilococcus as S. mirzayansi (Moghaddam) comb. nov.

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Research Article Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300
Australian gall-inducing scale insects on Eucalyptus: revision of Opisthoscelis Schrader (Coccoidea, Eriococcidae) and descriptions of a new genus and nine new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2338/ ZooKeys 58: 1-74

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.58.507

Authors: Nate Hardy, Penny Gullan

Abstract: We revise the genus Opisthoscelis Schrader, and erect the genus Tanyscelis gen. n. with Opisthoscelis pisiformis Froggatt as its type species. Species of both genera induce sexually dimorphic galls on Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in Australia, with Opisthoscelis subrotunda Schrader also in Papua New Guinea. We synonymise the following taxa (junior synonym with senior synonym): Opisthoscelis fibularis Froggatt, syn. n. with Opisthoscelis spinosa Froggatt; Opisthoscelis recurva Froggatt, syn. n. with Opisthoscelis maculata Froggatt; Opisthoscelis globosa Froggatt, syn. n. (= Opisthoscelis ruebsaameni Lindinger) with Opisthoscelis convexa Froggatt; and Opisthoscelis mammularis Froggatt, syn. n. with Opisthoscelis verrucula Froggatt. We transfer seven Opisthoscelis species to Tanyscelis as Tanyscelis conica (Fuller), comb. n., Tanyscelis convexa (Froggatt), comb. n., Tanyscelis maculata (Froggatt), comb. n., Tanyscelis maskelli (Froggatt), comb. n., Tanyscelis pisiformis (Froggatt), comb. n., Tanyscelis spinosa (Froggatt), comb. n., and Tanyscelis verrucula (Froggatt), comb. n. We redescribe and illustrate the adult female of each named species of Opisthoscelis for which the type material is known, as well as the first-instar nymph of the type species of Opisthoscelis (Opisthoscelis subrotunda) and Tanyscelis (Opisthoscelis pisiformis). We describe four new species of Opisthoscelis: Opisthoscelis beardsleyi Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., Opisthoscelis thurgoona Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., Opisthoscelis tuberculata Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., and Opisthoscelis ungulifinis Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., and five new species of Tanyscelis: Tanyscelis grallator Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., Tanuscelis megagibba Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., Tanyscelis mollicornuta Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., Tanyscelis tripocula Hardy & Gullan, sp. n., and Tanyscelis villosigibba Hardy & Gullan, sp. n. We designate lectotypes for Opisthoscelis convexa, Opisthoscelis fibularis, Opisthoscelis globosa Froggatt, Opisthoscelis maculata, Opisthoscelis mammularis, Opisthoscelis maskelli, Opisthoscelis pisiformis, Opisthoscelis recurva, Opisthoscelis serrata, Opisthoscelis spinosa, and Opisthoscelis verrucula. As a result of our taxonomic revision, Opisthoscelis has six species and Tanyscelis has 12 species. We describe the galls of females for all 18 species and galls of males for 10 species of Opisthoscelis and Tanyscelis, and provide photographs of the galls for most species. A key to the adult females of the species of both genera is included.

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Monograph Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0300
Description of a new coccid (Hemiptera, Coccidae) on avocado (Persea americana Mill.) from Colombia, South America https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2186/ ZooKeys 42: 37-45

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.42.377

Authors: Takumasa Kondo

Abstract: A new soft scale insect, Bombacoccus aguacatae Kondo, gen. n. and sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) collected on the branches and twigs of avocado, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Colombia, is described and illustrated based on the adult female. An updated taxonomic key to closely related genera of the Toumeyella-group is provided.

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Research Article Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300
A new genus and two new species of soft scale insect (Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Africa https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1951/ ZooKeys 3: 57-76

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.3.45

Authors: Chris Hodgson

Abstract: A new soft scale insect genus, Sterculicoccus Hodgson new genus, is introduced to take a new species, Sterculicoccus tafoensis Hodgson new species, off Triplochiton from Ghana. Sterculicoccus belongs to the Myzolecaniinae and is close to Alecanium Morrison. In addition, a new species of Hemilecanium Newstead, H. cedrelus Hodgson, new species, is also described off Cedrela toona from Zambia. H. cedrelus is close to Hemilecanium coriaceum Hall and H. uesatoi Kondo & Hardy (Saissetiinae). The adult females of these two species are described, along with the 1st-instar and the 2nd- and 3rd-instar females of H. cedrelus.

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Research Article Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0300
Redescription of Inglisia vitrea Cockerell (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and its transfer to the genus Pseudokermes Cockerell https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1946/ ZooKeys 3: 11-21

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.3.21

Authors: Takumasa Kondo, Nate Hardy

Abstract: The soft scale insect Inglisia vitrea Cockerell is transferred to the genus Pseudokermes as P. vitreus (Cockerell) comb. nov. The adult female is redescribed and illustrated. A lectotype is designated based on newly slide-mounted dry type material. New host-plant records and an updated geographical distribution for P. vitreus are given. Pseudokermes correntinus Granara de Willink is recognized as syn. nov. of I. vitrea.

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