Description of a new species of the genus Fonscolombia Lichtenstein (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) from Turkey

Year 2014, Volume: 38 Issue: 4, 443 - 449, 01.08.2014

M. Bora Kaydan

https://doi.org/10.16970/ted.33308

Abstract

A new mealybug species, Foncolombia ulusoyi sp. n. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is described and illustrated based on the adult female. The new species was collected off Stipa sp. and Festuca sp. (Poaceae) at Iğdır in Turkey

Keywords

Pseudococcidae , reduced cerarii number , Fonscolombia , Euripersia

Türkiye'den Fonscolombia Lichtenstein (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) cinsine ait yeni bir türün tanıtımı

Abstract

Çalışmada Iğdır’dan Stipa sp. ve Festuca sp. (Poaceae) üzerinden toplanan yeni tür Foncolombia ulusoyi sp. n. ergin dişi özelliklerine göre tanımlanmıştır

Keywords

Pseudococcidae , azalmış cerarii , Fonscolombia , Euripersia

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