title: A new genus and species of felt scale (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) from New Caledonia.
abstract: A new genus of Eriococcidae, Choneochiton Hodgson, is introduced to take a new species, Choneochiton casuarinae     Hodgson, Mille & Cazères, off Casuarina collina (Casuarinaceae) from New Caledonia.  All stages except the pupa and prepupa are described and illustrated.  The new species is thought to be endemic to New Caledonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics, The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CF10 3NP.; Email: hodgsoncj@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.affiliation: Institut Agronomique néo-Caledonien, IAC, Axe 1 Station de Recherches Fruitières de Pocquereux, Laboratoire d'Entomologie Appliquée, BP 32, 98880, La Foa, New Caledonia.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mille
authors.affiliation: Institut Agronomique néo-Caledonien, IAC, Axe 1 Station de Recherches Fruitières de Pocquereux, Laboratoire d'Entomologie Appliquée, BP 32, 98880, La Foa, New Caledonia.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cazères
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008297:Male; D009510:New Caledonia