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Published: 2020-07-29
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A new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) infesting Piper nigrum L. in India

Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India.
soft scale insect identification key Sternorrhyncha Hemiptera

Abstract

The adult female and first instar nymph of a new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from India, M. christopheri Joshi sp. n. are described and illustrated. A key to separate the three species in this genus is provided.

 

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