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10.25100/socolen.v30i2.9543
Submitted: 29-04-2020
Published: 15-07-2004

A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale insect from Colombia in the genus Akermes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)

University of California Davis, Department of Entomology
Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Keywords: Coccid, Melastomataceae, Ocotea, Persea, Psidlurn

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KONDO T, WILLIAMS M. A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale insect from Colombia in the genus Akermes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2004 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];30(2):137-41. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9543
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Abstract

A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale in the genus Akermes Cockerell, collected in Colombia, 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.

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KONDO T, WILLIAMS M. A new species of myrmecophilous soft scale insect from Colombia in the genus Akermes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2004 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];30(2):137-41. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9543
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