First record of Ripersiella kelloggi Ehrhon and Cockerell (Hemiptera: Rhizoecidae) for the Neotropics, with a redescription of the adult female

Authors

Andrea Amalia Ramos-Portilla, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario ICAFollow
Alejandro Caballero, Museo Entomológico UNABFollow
Takumasa Kondo, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA)Follow
Francisco Serna, Museo Entomológico UNAB

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0365: 1–7

Comments

Published in 2014 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsustematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by Andrea Amalia Ramos-Portilla, Alejandro Caballero, Takumasa Kondo, and Francisco Serna. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Ripersiella kelloggi Ehrhon and Cockerell (Hemiptera: Rhizoecidae) is herein reported from Colombia and the Neotropical region for the fi rst time. The species is redescribed and illustrated. The cephalic plate and genitalia of R. kelloggi are herein described for the fi rst time.