title: Rhizoecus colombiensis Ramos & Caballero, a new species of hypogeal mealybug (Hemiptera: Coccomor.
abstract: A new species belonging to Rhizoecus Künckel d'Herculais (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) is described, with hosts and distribution data in the New World. A dichotomous and illustrated key for the twelve species of Rhizoecus recorded from Colombia is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Dirección Técnica de Sanidad Vegetal; Grupo Taxonomía y Sistemática de Insectos, Museo Entomológico UNAB; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: andrea.ramos@ica.gov.co.
authors.forename: Andrea Amalia
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ramos-Portilla
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Grupo Taxonomía y Sistemática de Insectos, Museo Entomológico UNAB. Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: alejandrocab66@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caballero
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size