Turkish Journal of Zoology

Description of a new species of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera:Coccoidea) from Turkey
Lerzan ERKILIÇ¹, Mehmet Bora KAYDAN², Ferenc KOZÁR³
¹Biological Agriculture Consulting and Engineering Company P.O. Box: 23 Erzin, Hatay - TURKEY
²Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080 Van - TURKEY
³Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman Ottó út 15. 1022 Budapest, H-1525 P.O. Box 102, HUNGARY

Abstract: A new species of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Proteriococcus lauri Erkılıç sp. nov., collected on Laurus nobilis in Turkey is described and illustrated based on the adult female, and first-instar nymph.

Key words: New species, Eriococcidae, fauna, Turkey

Turk. J. Zool., 35, (2011), 15-22.
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