Name - Rhizoecus colombiensis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1700725 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Rhizoecus colombiensis (Hambleton 1946)

• Rhizoecus colombiensis Ramos-Portilla & Caballero 2016

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Recent Publications

• The subterranean mealybug, Rhizoecus colombiensis (Hambleton) (Hem., Pseudococcidae), described originally from Colombia, now found associated with the ant Acropyga epedana Snelling (Hym., Formicidae) in Arizona, U.S.A.
• First recorded mating flight of the hypogeic ant, Acropyga epedana, with its obligate mutualist mealybug, Rhizoecus colombiensis.

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