taxonID	type	description	language	source
C8168794D34BFF8BFFFE12DF02AED8C1.taxon	description	The identification of M. hirsutus was confirmed on September 6 by report LR-GUAYAS- E-I 23 - 2821, issued by Agrocalidad-Guayaquil. The identification was corroborated by T. Kondo, revealing the presence of this quarantine pest for the first time in Ecuador, in the provinces of Guayas and Manabí. The morphology of slide-mounted specimens agrees with those provided by Miller (1999), and Williams (1986, 1996, 2004). Figs. 2 A, 2 B and 2 C show the typical external morphological characteristics of the live specimens and their damage.	en	López, Myriam Arias de, Kondo, Takumasa, Molina-Moreira, Natalia (2025): A new threat to Ecuadorian flora: first report of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its potential biological control agent. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20250007) 69 (2): 1-9, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2025-0007, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2025-0007
