title: A New Species of Paracoccus Ezzat and McConnell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Southern Brazil.
abstract: The worldwide mealybug genus Paracoccus Ezzat & McConnell (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) has eight described Neotropical species, including two species known from Brazil. In this article, we describe a third species from Brazil: Paracoccus galzerae Pacheco da Silva & Kaydan sp. n., based on the morphology of adult females collected on the roots of Conyza bonariensis (Asteraceae) in vineyards in Bento Gonçalves City, Rio Grande do Sul. A revised identification key including the new species is provided for the Neotropical region.
authors.affiliation: Plant Protection Graduate Program, Plant Protection Dept, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. vitorcezar@gmail.com.|Embrapa Grape and Wine, Rua Livramento, 515, Cx postal 130, Bento Gonçalves, RS, 95700-000, Brasil. vitorcezar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Pacheco da Silva
authors.affiliation: Imamoglu Vocational School, Çukurova Univ, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kaydan
authors.affiliation: Anses, Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux, Unité d'entomologie et plantes invasives, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France.
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Grape and Wine, Rua Livramento, 515, Cx postal 130, Bento Gonçalves, RS, 95700-000, Brasil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification*; D010230:Paracoccus
keywords: Coccomorpha; Neotropical region; mealybugs; scale insects; taxonomy