Hodgson, C.J. 2023 Redescriptions of five of Takahashi’s soft scale species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) with comments on their status and relationships. Zootaxa 5230(5): 549–564

Keywords:

  • description
  • distribution
  • host
  • illustration
  • key
  • taxonomy
  • Notes: This paper redescribes and illustrates five currently poorly known species of soft scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) originally described by Ryoichi Takahashi. Two of these species are known only from Taiwan, and three from Malaysia. Their status and relationships are discussed. A key to the species of Maacoccus is included.