Coccus Species Affecting Coffea arabica in Brazil (Coccoideae: Coccidae) and the Redescription of Two Species

Five Coccus on Coffea arabica from the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais were studied. Females were prepared and mounted in Canada balsam. Coccus brasiliensis Fonseca and Coccus lizeri (Fonseca) were redescribed and Coccus alpinus De Lotto, Coccus celatus De Lotto and Coccus viridis (Green) were characterized. A key to species and illustration of all of them are included. Coccus alpinus and C. celatus are new records for Brazil and the Neotropical Region.Fil: Granara, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Pirovani, Victor D.. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; BrasilFil: Ferreira, Paulo S.. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Brasi