New scale insects (Homoptera: Coccinea) from the Cape Floristic Region

Abstract

Three new scale insect species, Coccidohystrix daedalea Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov., Mirococcopsis ptilura Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov. (both from the family Pseudococcidae) and Cryptinglisia millari Gavrilov-Zimin sp. nov. (family Coccidae), are described and illustrated from the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Keywords

• scale insects
• mealybugs
• soft scales
• morphology
• new species