| Autor: |
Joshi S; Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560 024, Karnataka, India. sunjoshi.pdbc@gmail.com., Gupta A; Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560 024, Karnataka, India. ankitagupta.nbaii@gmail.com., Rajgopal NN; Indian Institute of Natural Resins Gums (ICAR), Namkum, Ranchi - 834 010, Jharkhand, India. raju924rg@gmail.com., Venkatesan T; Division of Genomic Resources, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560 024, Karnataka, India. Venkatesan.T@icar.gov.in. |
| Abstrakt: |
The adult female, first-instar nymph, male pupa and adult male of a new species of the genus Cyphococcus Laing (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from India, C. williamsi Joshi Rajgopal sp. n., are described and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus Cyphococcus and the subfamily Cyphococcinae from the Oriental region. Information on distribution, biology, host plants, associated coccinellid predators and hymenopteran parasitoids is given. |
