A new species of armored scale, Mycetaspis ailynaomi (Hemiptera, Diaspididae, Aspidiotinae), associated with Mammea americana L. (Malpighiales, Calophyllaceae) from Puerto Rico

Ramón A Dones; Gregory A Evans

doi:10.3897/zookeys.108.1214

A new species of armored scale, Mycetaspis ailynaomi (Hemiptera, Diaspididae, Aspidiotinae), associated with Mammea americana L. (Malpighiales, Calophyllaceae) from Puerto Rico

Zookeys. 2011:(108):1-10. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.108.1214. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Authors

Ramón A Dones¹, Gregory A Evans

Affiliation

¹ USDA/APHIS/PPQ PO Box 660520 Miami, Florida, USA, 33266.

Abstract

A new species of armored scale, Mycetaspis ailynaomi Dones and Evans is described and illustrated from specimens collected on mamey (Mammea americana) from Puerto Rico. A key to the species of Mycetaspis is provided.

Keywords: Caribbean; Diaspididae; Mycetaspis; Puerto Rico; Sternorrhyncha; new species.