Kondo, T., & Williams, M.L. 2004 A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale insect from Colombia in the genus Akermes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae).. Revista Colombiana de Entomología 30(2): 137-141.
Notes: This new species is described and illustrated. Information on distribution, host plants and morphological variation is given. This is the first record of the genus Akermes in Colombia.