Review of the family Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Laos
Author
Choi, Jinyeong
Author
Soysouvanh, Pheophanh
Author
Lee, Seunghwan
Author
Hong, Ki-Jeong
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-17
4460
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1
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journal article
29001
10.11646/zootaXa.4460.1.1
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1175-5326
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Genus
Eucalymnatus
Cockerell in
Cockerell & Parrott, 1901
Type species:
Lecanium tessellatum
Signoret, 1873
, by original designation.
Diagnosis.
Polygonal sclerotized plates irregularly present on dorsum (
Fig. 30C
); ventral tubular ducts absent; legs each with a tibio-tarsal articulatory sclerosis (
Fig. 31G
) (
Hodgson 1994
;
Hamon & Williams 1984
).
Remarks.
Eucalymnatus
comprises 11 described species, mostly restricted to
Brazil
,
Guatemala
and
Guyana
in the Neotropical region except for the cosmopolitan species,
E. tessellatus
. Mature adult females of the genus are easily recognized by the polygonal sclerotized plates on the dorsum (
Hodgson 1994
;
García Morales
et al
. 2016
).