Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South
      America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)

Miller, D; McKenzie, H

Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)

Authors

Douglass R. Miller
Howard L. McKenzie

Authors Affiliations

Douglass R. Miller was formerly Research Assistant in Entomology, Davis. He is now with the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C; The late Howard L. McKenzie was Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 40(17):565-602. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v40n17p565. June 1971.

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Abstract

One new pseudococcid genus, Prorhizoecus, and 15 new species are described and illustrated in this paper. Only three of the new species were collected in California: Dysmicoccus polymeris, Pseudococcus beardsleyi, and Spilococcus nototrichus. Other new North American species were collected as follows: Trionymus strongylus, Arizona; T. idahoensis, Idaho; Cataenococcus mexicanus, Hypogeococcus othnius, Prorhizoecus atopoporus, Rhizoecus neostangei, Spilococcus villanuevai, Trionymus coronus, Mexico; and Chorizococcus coniculus, New Mexico. Four Central and South American species are described: Dysmicoccus brachydactylus and D. dactylus, Chile; Hypogeococcus othnius, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Venezuela; Mammicoccus balachowskyi, Peru.

Revised keys to North American species are given for the genera Cataenococcus, Chorizococcus, Dysmicoccus, Hypogeococcus, Pseudococcus, Rhizoecus, Spilococcus, and Trionymus. In addition, a key to the two species of Mammicoccus is presented.

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