Foldilecanium Kondo, 2011

Kondo, Takumasa, 2011, Transfer of the myrmecophilous soft scale insect Neolecanium amazonensis Foldi to Foldilecanium gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccidae), with description of a new species from Colombia., Insecta Mundi 2011 (167), pp. 1-10 : 3

Genus Foldilecanium Kondo , new genus

Type species: Neolecanium amazonensis Foldi, 1988: 80 .

Generic description, adult female. Insect body oval to broadly oval in shape.

Dorsum. Derm membranous, becoming sclerotized in older specimens. Dorsal setae absent. Dorsal microducts scattered over dorsum. Preopercular pores present around anal plates and extending in a narrow mid-dorsal line anteriorly up to area dorsad to mouthparts or antennae. Simple pores of 2 types: type (i) pore small, scattered over dorsum; type (ii) pore medium in size, under high magnification appearing as having numerous loculi, scattered over dorsum and intermixed with type (i) pores. Dorsal tubular ducts, dorsal tubercles and pocket-like sclerotizations absent. Anal plates together broadly pyriform, with smooth rounded outer angles, plates located near mid-dorsum, each plate with 9-14 setose setae on dorsal surface. Anal ring with 10 setae. A well-developed sclerotic area present around anal plates in mature specimens, or at least around upper half of plates.

Margin. Marginal setae sharply to blunly spinose. Stigmatic clefts shallow to deep, each with 2-7 stigmatic setae; stigmatic setae bulbous, or sharply to bluntly spinose, all more or less subequal in length. Eyespots present or absent.

Venter. Derm entirely membranous. Perivulvar pores completely absent. Spiracular pores with 3-6 (mostly 5) loculi, present in a narrow band as wide as peritreme or narrower, with band of pores extending laterally from each spiracle to body margin. Ventral microducts scattered evenly throughout, but in dense concentration around labium. Ventral tubular ducts absent. Ventral submarginal setae slender, straight or slightly bent, present in a single row. Ventral setae across abdominal segments sharply spinose, longer and thicker than other setae. Anterior spiracular peritremes generally smaller than posterior peritremes. Legs well developed, but small compared to body size, claws with or without a denticle. Antennae each 6 segmented, with fleshy setae present on last three antennal segments. Interantennal setae totaling 3 pairs. Mouthparts well developed; labium 1 segmented, with 4 pairs of labial setae.

Etymology. The new genus Foldilecanium is named for Dr. Imre Foldi, coccidologist and author of the type species. The name is a combination of the name Foldi and “ lecanium ” which is an ending commonly used for scale insect names. Gender masculine.