Szita, É., Konczné Benedicty, Z., Kondo, T., Ramos Portilla, A.A., & Kaydan, M.B. 2020 Studies on the genus Ripersiella Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) in the Neotropical region, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4851(3): 573–582

Keywords:

  • description
  • illustration
  • key
  • taxonomy
  • Notes: The Neotropical scale insect genus Ripersiella Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) was investigated, based on soil samples deposited at the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Description and illustration of a new species, Ripersiella incarum Kaydan & Szita sp. n., and an identification key and new additional locality records for the currently known Ripersiella species in the Neotropical region, are provided and discussed.