Williams, D.J., & LaPolla, J.S. 2004 The subterranean mealybug, Rhizoecus colombiensis (Hambleton) (Hem., Pseudococcidae), described originally from Colombia, now found associated with the ant Acropyga epedana Snelling (Hym., Formicidae) in Arizona, U.S.A.. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 140: 106.

Notes: This short paper reviews the literature for examples of R. colombiensis and its association with ants.