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The genus Apiococcus Hempel (Hemiptera, Eriococcidae), with redescription of two species

The genus Apiococcus Hempel (Hemiptera, Eriococcidae), with redescription of two species. Apiococcus Hempel is a genus from Brazil composed of four gall-inducing species. The adult females of two species, Apiococcus globosus Hempel and A. singularis Hempel, from Brazil, are redescribed and illustrated. Keys to the species of the genus and their galls are given.

Insecta; Neotropical; Brazil; Myrtaceae; galls


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