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A new genus and two new species of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from South Africa on bulbs and corms imported into Great Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. J. Williams
Affiliation:
c/o Department of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

Abstract

Cormiococcus gen. n. is described for C. dieramae sp. n., a mealybug collected in South Africa on the corms of Dierama sp., imported to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, UK. Another mealybug species, Chorizococcus lachenaliae sp. n., is described from the bulbs of Lachenaliae sp., imported from South Africa to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Chorizococcus bardus (De Lotto) comb. n., originally described from South Africa on bulbs of Narcissus capensis, is transferred from Maconellicoccus Ezzat.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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