Abstract
A new soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) species, Pulvinaria caballeroramosae Tanaka & Kondo, sp. n., is described from specimens collected on twigs of Ficus soatensis Dugand (Moraceae) in Bogota, Colombia. The new species resembles Pulvinaria drymiswinteri Kondo & Gullan, described from Chile on Drimys winteri J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Winteraceae), but differs in the distribution of preopercular pores on the dorsum, the presence of dorsal tubular ducts, dorsal microducts, and reticulation on the anal plates; and in its feeding habits, i.e., Pulvinaria caballeroramosae feeds on the twigs whereas Pulvinaria drymiswinteri feeds on the leaves of its host. A key to the Colombian species of Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti is provided.
Highlights
This species is considered to be close to Pulvinaria drymiswinteri Kondo & Gullan based on the distribution pattern of the ventral tubular ducts, tendency for reduction of the antennae and by the way it produces its ovisac, which is strongly adhered to the surface with the eggs exposed and visible through the fibrous ovisac
P. caballeroramosae is distinguishable from P. drymiswinteri by the following combination of features: (1) dorsal tubular ducts present; (2), dorsal microducts present; (3) small reticulations on anal plates present, (4) band of preopercular pores broadening anteriorly; and (5) multilocular pores mainly each with five loculi
Pulvinaria caballeroramosae sp. n. is considered an urban pest in Bogota, Colombia, because of the damage it causes to Ficus soatensis street trees
Summary
With the exception of Argentina (Granara de Willink 1999), Brazil (Hempel 1900), Colombia (Mosquera 1979, 1984; Kondo 2001, 2010a, b, 2011, 2013, Kondo and Hodgson 2013, Kondo and Williams 2004, Walker 1852) and Chile (Kondo and Gullan 2010), the soft scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) fauna of most. Some important earlier taxonomic works on soft scale insects of Colombia include those by Mosquera (1979, 1984) who contributed to the understanding of the genus Ceroplastes in that country (Kondo 2001). A few years ago, the second author of the present paper was informed by Mrs Andrea Amalia Ramos-Portilla of a species of Pulvinaria causing damage to street trees in Bogota. Outbreaks of this Pulvinaria species have been known for quite some time in the capital city of Colombia where it is undoubtedly considered an urban pest. A key to the species of Colombian Pulvinaria is presented
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