Abstract

KONDO, TAKUMASA  and  WILLIAMS, MICHAEL L. A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale insect from Colombia in the genus Akermes Cockerell(Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)Una nueva especie de escama blanda mirmecofila en Colombia del genero Akermes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [online]. 2004, vol.30, n.2, pp.137-141. ISSN 0120-0488.

A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale in the genus Akermes Cockerell, collected in Colombia, is described and illustrated. Information on distribution, host plants and morphological variation is given. This is the first record of the genus Akermes in Colombia.

Keywords : Coccid; Melastomataceae; Ocotea; Persea; Psidium.

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