A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad

A new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov, T. bendovi Hodgson (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), on coconut palm from Trinidad is described and illustrated and a key is provided for separating the four species now known in the genus.

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Zootaxa
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2025-05-19
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.9
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Research on scale insects
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A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad

Chris Hodgson
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A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad

Chris Hodgson
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Abstract

A new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov, T. bendovi Hodgson (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), on coconut palm from Trinidad is described and illustrated and a key is provided for separating the four species now known in the genus.

ZootaxaVol. 5637(1)
National Museum Wales (GB)
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Research on scale insects
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A new species of the soft scale insect genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) on coconut palm in Trinidad — Chris Hodgson · Zootaxa (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS