Species Coccus praetermissus Lin & Tanaka, 2017

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• Coccus praetermissus Lin, Y-P., Tanaka, H., Kondo, T. & Cook, L.G. 2017. A newly recognised species that has been confused with the global polyphagous pest scale insect, Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae). Zootaxa 4320(3): 571-591 [585, Fig. 3].
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  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC YPL00716 ♀, Shelburne, QLD [12.09° S, 142.56° E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC numerous specimens, Malaysia, Thailand & Taiwan.

Introduction

"Coccus praetermissus sp. n. is morphologically very similar to C. hesperidum and it might be difficult to distinguish them if good slide mounts of adult females are not available. Therefore, we recommend that both morphological (having dorsal setae with blunt apices) and molecular (COI DNA) data should be used when an authoritative identification is required" (Lin & Tanaka 2017)

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)

Ecological Descriptors

Pest (associated flora: Mangifera indica [ANACARDIACEAE]).

General References

Lin, Y-P., Tanaka, H., Kondo, T. & Cook, L.G. 2017. A newly recognised species that has been confused with the global polyphagous pest scale insect, Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae). Zootaxa 4320(3): 571-591 [586]

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