Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida
Date of this Version
September 2001
Abstract
Resumen: La mayoría de las especies de "guaguas" blandas presentes en Cuba han sido estudiadas por su relación con las plantas de interés económico, sin embargo, en los sistemas naturales la fauna de estos insectos es casi desconocida. En este trabajo se dan a conocer tres nuevos registros de cóccidos para Cuba, recolectados en ecosistemas naturales, los cuales corresponden a Coccus capparidis (Green, 1904), Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrot, 1899) y Toumeyella liriodendri (Gmelin, 1790), y se relacionan sus plantas hospedantes con nuevos registros para estas especies.
Abstract:Most of the soft scales present in Cuba have been studied because of their relationship with plants of great economic interest, however, in natural systems, the fauna of these insects is almost unknown. New records of soft scales for Cuba are present in this study, collected in natural ecosystems, which correspond to Coccus capparidis (Green, 1904), Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrot, 1899) y Toumeyella liriodendri (Gmelin, 1790), as well as the relationship with their host plants, including new records for these species.
Comments
Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Mestre Novoa, Hamon, and Herrara Oliver.