Dysmicoccus brevipes

Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893) Fig. 5 Description. The analysed specimens display the diagnostic characters reported by Beardsley (1965), McKenzie (1967), Williams (1970), Williams and Granara de Willink (1992) and Granara de Willink (2009) and intraspecific variations are included as follows (n = 3). Body 2675–2696 µm long and 2000–2138 µm wide (Fig. 5 A). Antenna with seven segments, 378–440 µm long (Fig. 5 B, an). Interantennal space with 1–3 oral collar tubular ducts (Fig. 5 C). Eye associated with 1–2 pores (Fig. 5 D). Hind legs, each 569–670 µm long (Fig. 5 E); translucent pores restricted to femur (Fig. 5 F) and tibia (Fig. 5 G), numbering 63–106 and 37–58, respectively. Dorsal setae in the last two abdominal segments about 44–78 µm long, evidently larger than the remaining dorsal setae (about 9–22 µm long) (Fig. 5 H, I, st); those setae cluster with enlarged discoidal pores, each 5–7 µm wide (Fig. 5 I, dp). Cerarii pairs numbering 17, each with two conical setae, except those on head (C 15 – C 17) with up to four setae (Fig. 5 J). Oral collar tubular ducts of one size, 5–8 µm long and 3–4 um wide, restricted to venter, mainly concentrated on abdomen and a few in the interantennal margin (Fig. 5 K). Multilocular disc pores restricted to venter of abdomen, not observed in thorax (Fig. 5 L). Circulus present (Fig. 5 M). Spiracles without sclerotised area in the atrium (Fig. 5 N). Material examined. Germany • 3 adult ♀♀; Hessen, Frankfurt am Main, Palmengarten; 50.1238°N, 8.6574°E; 111 m a. s. l.; 17 Jan 2024; A. Caballero leg.; ex: flower of Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae); SNSB_ZSM_Cocc_206/2025.