A new genus and two new species of soft scale insect (Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Coccidae) from Africa

By

Hodgson, Chris

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2008

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

3

Pages

57-76

Subjects

Africa , Coccidae , coccoidea , Ghana , Meliaceae , new genus , new species , Sterculiaceae , Sternorrhyncha , Zambia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.3.45

 

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.