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Revista mexicana de biodiversidad
On-line version ISSN 2007-8706Print version ISSN 1870-3453
Abstract
MONTEMAYOR, Sara I.; GONZALEZ-HERRERA, Allan and VILLALOBOS, Keylor. Description of a new species of Pleseobyrsa (Heteroptera: Tingidae) from Costa Rica. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2011, vol.82, n.2, pp.475-480. ISSN 2007-8706.
A new Pleseobyrsa, P. persea n. sp. is described for Costa Rica. The host plant of this new species is Persea americana P. Mill. This corresponds to the second species of the genus known for the country and the third whose host plant is P. americana (avocado). A description of the adult as well as of instar V are provided, together with a key to species, photographs taken in the field, and illustrations of the fifth nymph stage, adult, and the main characters.
Keywords : Tinginae; Pleseabyrsa; new species; instar V; Persea americana (Avocado); Central America.