A new species of Planococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) from Indonesia | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 231-242 PDF (1.69 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.2.231 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Agustin Zarkani* 1; Ariffatchur Fauzi1; Dwinardi Apriyanto1; Mehmet Bora Kaydan2 | ||
| 1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia | ||
| 2Biotechnology Development and Research Centre, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkiye | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Planococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) is a genus of mealybug containing 49 species worldwide. Many species of Planococcus are important pests of agricultural crops. Surveys have been set up in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra-Indonesia, on coffee plantations, in 2023. Planococcus bengkuluensis Zarkani & Kaydan sp. nov. was found in association with Coffea robusta Lindl. ex De Will. (Rubiaceae), described and illustrated. The new species has multilocular disc pores and oral collar tubular ducts on the posterior dorsum in limited numbers. It is another species of Planococcus possessing dorsal multilocular disc pores. An identification key to the known Planococcus species of southern Asia is also provided | ||
| Keywords | ||
| host plant; identification key; insect pest; mealybug; Southeast Asia | ||
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