Mealybugs of the genus Rhizoecus Kunckel d Herculais, 1878 (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) of the fauna of Russia and adjacent countries

E.M. Danzig & I.A. Gavrilov

Abstract. A key and a review of 15 species inhabiting the territory of the former USSR are given. Rhizoecus microtubulatus Gavrilov & Danzig sp. nov. from Astrakhan is described. All discussed species are briefly morphologically described and illustrated. The lectotype is designated for Rh. vitis Borchsenius, 1949. Four new synonyms are established: Rhizoecus poltavae Laing, 1929 = Rh. desertus Ter-Grigorian, 1967 syn. nov. = Rh. pallidus Tereznikova, 1968 syn. nov.; Rh. tritici Borchsenius, 1949 = Rh. pratensis Borchsenius & Tereznikova, 1959 syn. nov.; Rh. albidus Goux, 1942 = Rh. gentianae Panis, 1968 syn. nov.

Key words: scale insects, Homoptera, Pseudococcidae, Rhizoecus, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2009, 18(2): 224-245 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2009

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2009.18.2.224 ▪ Open full article

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