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A new species of Rhizoecus Künkel d'Herculais (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) on bonsai trees

A new species of Rhizoecus Künkel d'Herculais (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) on bonsai trees MAURICE G. M. JANSEN Plant Protection Service, Wageningen, Netherlands A NEW SPECIES OF RHIZOECUS KÜNKEL D’HERCULAIS (HEMIPTERA, COCCOIDEA, PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) ON BONSAI TREES Jansen, M.G.M., 2003. A new species of Rhizoecus Künkel d’Herculais (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) on bonsai trees. – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 146: 297-300, fig. 1. [ISSN 0040-7496]. Published 1 December 2003. Rhizoecus maasbachi sp. n. is described and figured from specimens collected on bonsai-trees originating from China during import inspections. A key to the Rhizoecus species of the Nether- lands is given. Correspondence: M.G.M. Jansen, Ministery of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, Plant Protection Service, Section Entomology, Geertjesweg 15, P.O. Box 9102, NL-6700 HC Wageningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: m.g.m.jansen@minlnv.nl Key words. – Rhizoecus maasbachi; Pseudococcidae; taxonomy; new species; China; root mealy- bugs; greenhouses. Since 1990 an undescribed root mealybug was fre- lands but in other European countries many other quently imported on bonsai (penjing)-trees from species have been found, both in greenhouses and China into England and the Netherlands. The species the open. lives hidden on root hairs and detection of small popu- The genus Rhizoecus is here regarded to include lations is difficult. As a result it spreads easily through species with adults having either bitubular or http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Brill

A new species of Rhizoecus Künkel d'Herculais (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) on bonsai trees

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie , Volume 146 (2): 4 – Jan 1, 2003

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0040-7496
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Abstract

MAURICE G. M. JANSEN Plant Protection Service, Wageningen, Netherlands A NEW SPECIES OF RHIZOECUS KÜNKEL D’HERCULAIS (HEMIPTERA, COCCOIDEA, PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) ON BONSAI TREES Jansen, M.G.M., 2003. A new species of Rhizoecus Künkel d’Herculais (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) on bonsai trees. – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 146: 297-300, fig. 1. [ISSN 0040-7496]. Published 1 December 2003. Rhizoecus maasbachi sp. n. is described and figured from specimens collected on bonsai-trees originating from China during import inspections. A key to the Rhizoecus species of the Nether- lands is given. Correspondence: M.G.M. Jansen, Ministery of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, Plant Protection Service, Section Entomology, Geertjesweg 15, P.O. Box 9102, NL-6700 HC Wageningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: m.g.m.jansen@minlnv.nl Key words. – Rhizoecus maasbachi; Pseudococcidae; taxonomy; new species; China; root mealy- bugs; greenhouses. Since 1990 an undescribed root mealybug was fre- lands but in other European countries many other quently imported on bonsai (penjing)-trees from species have been found, both in greenhouses and China into England and the Netherlands. The species the open. lives hidden on root hairs and detection of small popu- The genus Rhizoecus is here regarded to include lations is difficult. As a result it spreads easily through species with adults having either bitubular or

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Published: Jan 1, 2003

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