A Suspected New Species Closed to Dysmicoccus finitimus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Lives on Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq)
A Zarkani1*, MB Kaydan2 and D Apriyanto1
1) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
2) Biotechnology Research Centre, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
*E-mail: agustinzarkani[at]unib.ac.id
Abstract
Eleven species of Pseudococcidae scales are known to live on oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq). Here we report an outbreak of a suspected new species which is morphologically closed to Dysmicoccus finitimus Williams 1994 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on oil palm in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. Some features are known different in the number of cerrarii, type of macro lobes, and longest anal-lobe seta. In addition, the natural enemies associated with the species were also listed.
Keywords: Biodiversity, oil palm, palmae, scale insect, taxonomy
Topic: Biology