Pseudococcus orchidicola(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a newly found mealybug pest, confused withP. longispinusin Korea

Autor: Won Jin Kang, Jae Seon Lee, Jin-Won Seo, Gil-Hah Kim, Hyun Kyung Kim, Yejin Kyung, Seulki Kim, Soowon Cho, Hyun-Na Koo, Woo Seong Cho
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Entomological Research. 47:185-193
ISSN: 1738-2297
DOI: 10.1111/1748-5967.12213
Popis: Pseudococcus longispinus, a notorious cosmopolitan pest species of mealybugs, known to be distributed indoors in Korea since 2002, is found to be mixed with another species, Pseudococcus orchidicola. Finding P. orchidicola as a pest of tropical plants in Korea is rather unexpected because of their main distribution in the Pacific area and South Asia. However, all the available information from morphology, molecule and advice on identification from mealybug specialists indicates this is the best match for P. orchidicola. Morphological, molecular and some biological notes on P. orchidicola are provided with some adult and nymphal images, and compared with P. longispinus. A full discussion mainly on identity and distribution of P. orchidicola is given.
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