Neosimmondsia esakii Takahashi, 1939 is redescribed based on adult female syntypes and additional adult females from the Federated States of Micronesia. One of the examined syntypes is designated as lectotype. A complete illustration of the adult female is provided for the first time, and its diagnosis is amended. The first-instar nymph is illustrated for the first time. The host list of the species is enlarged to include Musaceae.
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3 January 2019
Redescription of Neosimmondsia esakii Takahashi, 1939 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Natalia von Ellenrieder
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The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Vol. 94 • No. 4
October 2018
Vol. 94 • No. 4
October 2018
Caroline Islands
diagnosis
key
mealybug
Pohnpei
South Pacific region