A new species of the soft scale insect genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on Rhododendron spp. in Northern Europe
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A new species of Pulvinaria, P. rhododendri Kahrer & Hodgson sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), found on Rhododendron spp. (Ericaceae) in Denmark and Norway, is described and illustrated. Taxonomically, it appears to be close to P. camelicola Signoret and P. floccifera (Westwood). The geographic area of origin is uncertain but it has probably been introduced into northern Europe on imported live plant material. We also record P. camelicola from Norway for the first time, on Rhododendron sp.
Source: Zootaxa
Authors: ANDREAS KAHRER, CHRIS J. HODGSON
Institutions: Natural History Museum Vienna, National Museum Wales
Language: English
Topic: Research on scale insects
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: Nature
OpenAlex ID: W4402589344