A review of Palaearctic species of Artemicoccus and Coccidohistrix (Homoptera: Coccinea: Pseudococcidae)

E.M. Danzig, M.B. Kaydan & I.A. Gavrilov-Zimin

Abstract. Two morphologically close genera of mealybugs, Artemicoccus Balachowsky, 1953 and Coccidohistrix Lindinger, 1943, are considered based mainly onthe Palaearctic fauna. The key for all Palaearctic species is provided, and A. bispinus (Borchsenius, 1949) and C. artemisiae Kiritshenko, 1937 areredescribed and illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for three nominal species. The following new synonymy is established: Artemicoccus bispinus (Borchsenius, 1949) = A. unispinus (Borchsenius, 1949), syn. nov.
Key words: mealybugs, scale insects

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2012, 21(2): 237-243  ▪  Published in print 25 December 2012


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