Ferrisia kondoi Kaydan and Gullan

Kondo, Takumasa & Muñoz, Jazmín Adriana, 2016, Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with avocado crop, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Valle del Cauca and neighboring departments of Colombia, Insecta Mundi 2016 (465), pp. 1-24 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4645809
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4645947
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scientific name	Ferrisia kondoi Kaydan and Gullan
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Material studied. Colombia. Valle del Cauca: Cali: Portada al mar, 03°27 ′ 16.1 ″ N, 76°33 ′ 06.5 ″ W, 1068 m, 31.xii.2008, coll. J. Muñoz, ex Leaf of avocado cv. ‘Papelillo’ (‘Lorena’), 2 ( UVCO), 1 ( MECP).

Distribution. The species occurs in Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico and Peru ( Kaydan and Gullan 2012).

Remarks. This polyphagous mealybug was recently described by Kaydan and Gullan (2012). Ferrisia kondoi is usually found on the leaves of its host.

References

Kaydan, M. B., and P. J. Gullan. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the mealybug genus Ferrisia Fullaway (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), with descriptions of eight new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3543: 1 - 65.