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- The genus Marsipococcus, a type of soft scale insect, has been identified for the first time in China.
- A new species named Marsipococcus brideliae sp. n. has been described and illustrated, specifically found on the Bridelia retusa plant in Guizhou Province.
- A key is provided to help differentiate between all four known species within this genus, and the new species' specimens are housed in two university collections in China.
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The soft scale insect genus Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker, 1930 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) is reported for the first time from China; a new species, Marsipococcus brideliae sp. n., is described and illustrated from Guizhou Province on Bridelia retusa (Phyllanthaceae). A key is given to distinguish all four species in the genus. Type specimens of the new species are deposited at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China and the collection at the Department of Forestry Protection, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing.
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- The genus Marsipococcus, a type of soft scale insect, has been identified for the first time in China.
- A new species named Marsipococcus brideliae sp. n. has been described and illustrated, specifically found on the Bridelia retusa plant in Guizhou Province.
- A key is provided to help differentiate between all four known species within this genus, and the new species' specimens are housed in two university collections in China.
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