A COMPARISON OF THE PIT SCALE GENERA OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA (HEMIPTERA: COCCOIDEA: ASTEROLECANIIDAE)

Authors

  • F.C. Stumpf The University of Tennessee
  • P.L. Lambdin The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15162/0425-1016/825

Abstract

A COMPARISON OF THE PIT SCALE GENERA OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA (HEMIPTERA: COCCOIDEA: ASTEROLECANIIDAE).

Of the 12 asterolecaniid genera known from the New World, six are believed to have been introduced from other faunal regions. The distinctive morphological characters and generic relationships of the New World species are discussed, along with their biogeography and host plant affinities.

Key Words: Asterodiaspis, Asterolecanium, Bambusaspis, Grammococcus, Mycetococcus, Mycococcus, Neoasterodiaspis, Palmaspis, Planchonia, Pollinia, Russellaspis, Sclerosococcus.

Author Biographies

F.C. Stumpf, The University of Tennessee

Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

Ricercatore

P.L. Lambdin, The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

Ricercatore

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Published

2016-12-12

Issue

Vol. 33 (1999)

Section

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