Abstract
The adult females of two new species of Eriococcidae from the Andino Patagonica region of Argentina, namely Eriococcus dombeyae González sp. nov. and E. pumiliae González sp. nov. are described and illustrated; both species are on Nothofagus. A key to the Eriococcus species from Andean Patagonian forests is included.References
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