Urticaceae

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 : 6

Hosts. Urticaceae : Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart.

Notes. Eyespots were observed on specimens of F. amazonensis , a morphological feature which was not detected on specimens of F. multisetosus . The area of sclerotization around the anal plates was less pronounced in the studied material of F. amazonensis when compared to specimens of F. multisetosus , however, this difference in the amount of sclerotization may well be a result of age. There appears to be a difference also in the number of loculi of the type (ii) dorsal simple pores, with F. amazonensis having about 8-loculi and F. multisetosus with 10-loculi. Good quality slide-mounts and high magnification are needed in order to count the number of loculi on type (ii) simple pores, which are not easy to see.