Foldi, I. 2016 New archaeococcoids from Guyana and Malaysia, with discussion of the tribes Llaveiini and Drosichini (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Monophlebidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 121(3): 289-308
Keywords:
Notes: A discussion of the tribes Llaveiini and Drosichini and a key to the genera of Llaveiini for adult females are presented. Two new species are described, one from each of the Neotropical and Oriental Regions. Neohodgsonius splendens n. sp., from Guyana, is described and illustrated based on all stages of development: adult male and female, third-instar, second-instar and first-instar nymphs. All female instars have dense enlarged spiniform setae, each seta comprised of a smooth basal collar, a long intermediate surface with a reticulo-alveolate pattern, and a smooth apex; these setae are noticeably most abundant on the dorsum. Other major characteristic is the presence of two dorsomedial, transverse reddish zones without any secretions situated at the junction of the thorax and abdomen. The female also has a wide tuft of secretions on each segmental margin. Drosicha malaysiensis n. sp. from Malaysia is similarly described and illustrated. The pear-shaped adult female is densely covered dorsally and ventrally by spiniform setae, many with diversified setal bases. Each segment of the body has a marginal lobe, particularly well-developed on the abdominal segments, and a thick waxy tuft on the margin in each indentation between the lobes.
Download PDF
