title: A new species of mealybug in the genus Paracoccus Ezzat & McConnell from North America (Insecta: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae).
abstract: A probably adventive mealybug species, Paracoccus gillianae sp. n. is described from North America. Its entry into the United States was likely to have been via the horticultural trade of Agave spp. (Liliales: Agavaceae) and other host plants in the family Agavaceae. Illustrations of the adult female and male, and diagnosis from congeners in the New World and from other Paracoccus species known to feed on Agavaceae, are provided.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, USA.; Email: natalia.von.ellenrieder@cdfa.ca.gov.
authors.forename: Natalia Von
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ellenrieder
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, PO Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, USA.; Email: Ian.Stocks@FreshFromFlorida.com.
authors.forename: Ian C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Stocks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009656:North America