A new species of mealybug, Balanococcus kwoni n. sp., collected off bamboo, is described and illustrated. The new species was previously misidentified as Palmicultor lumpurensis (Takahashi), a pest of bamboo in several geographic regions (Asia, Australia and USA). Information on the distribution and host plants of the two species is provided.
The bamboo mealybugs Balanococcus kwoni n. sp and Palmicultor lumpurensis (Takahashi) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae)
PELLIZZARI, GIUSEPPINA;
2007
Abstract
A new species of mealybug, Balanococcus kwoni n. sp., collected off bamboo, is described and illustrated. The new species was previously misidentified as Palmicultor lumpurensis (Takahashi), a pest of bamboo in several geographic regions (Asia, Australia and USA). Information on the distribution and host plants of the two species is provided.
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