A new genus and species of Rhizoecidae (Hemiptera, Sternorryncha, Coccomorpha) associated with Acropyga yaeyamensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae)

Ishigakicoccus gen. n. shimadai sp. n. is described based on the adult female morphology. This new species was found in the nest of a rare Japanese ant, Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996, in Ishigaki Is., Japan. It resembles Capitisetella migrans (Green, 1...

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Main Author: Hirotaka Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9442