Description of A New Archaeococcoid of the Genus Perissopneumon Newstead (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae) from India
Anirban Das
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia-741252, West Bengal, India.
Bijan Kumar Das
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia-741252, West Bengal, India
AICR Project on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and Betelvine, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, West Bengal, India.
Communicated by Jen-Pan Huang
A new archaeococcoid (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae), Perissopneumon kalyaniense Das & Das sp. nov., is described from specimens collected on twigs of Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. (Rutaceae), a medicinal plant from Kalyani, West Bengal, India. The new species is similar to Perissopneumon ferox Newstead 1900, but can be distinguished by different character states of ventral multilocular pores and anal tube. An updated identification key to the species of Perissopneumon Newstead found worldwide is provided. The current status of the genus Perissopneumon Newstead is discussed.
Keywords
Archaeococcoid, Identification key, Monophlebidae, Perissopneumon, New species, West Bengal.
