Granara de Willink, M.C. 2012 Revisión sistemática de Mesolecanium Cockerell de la región Neotropical (Hemiptera: Coccidae), con sinonimia y combinaciones nuevas [Systematic Revision of Mesolecanium Cockerell from the Neotropical Region (Hemiptera: Coccidae)]. Insecta Mundi 0262:1-33

Notes: Redescriptions and illustrations of 14 neotropical species included in Mesolecanium Cockerell are given. Eight species: Mesolecanium baccharidis (Cockerell), Mesolecanium impar (Cockerell), Mesolecanium mayteni Hempel, Mesolecanium nocturnum (Cockerell and Parrott), Mesolecanium obscurum (Hempel), Mesolecanium obvius Granara de Willink, Mesolecanium perditum (Cockerell), and Mesolecanium planum Hempel, belong to this genus; a key to separate the species is given. Five species are transferred: Mesolecanium campomanesiae Hempel and Mesolecanium pseudosemen Cockerell are moved to Magnococcus Granara de Willink becoming Magnococcus campomanesiae (Hempel) new combination, and Magnococcus pseudosemen (Cockerell) new combination. Mesolecanium jaboticabae Hempel is moved to Parthenolecanium Šulc becoming Parthenolecanium jaboticabae (Hempel) new combination, Mesolecanium batatae Cockerell to Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti becoming Pulvinaria batatae (Cockerell) new combination, and Mesolecanium ferum Hempel to Toumeyella Cockerell becoming Toumeyella ferum (Hempel) new combination. Mesolecanium uvicola Hempel is a new synonym of Coccus longulus Cockerell. Lectotypes for Mesolecanium impar (Cockerell) and Mesolecanium planum Hempel are designated.

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