Primeira ocorrência de dysmicoccus brevipes (cockerell, 1893) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) na palmeira rhapis excelsa (thunberg) henry ex. rehder no brasil / First occurrence of dysmicoccus brevipes (cockerell, 1893) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) in palms of species rhapis excelsa (thunberg) henry ex. rehder in brazil

RESUMO Cochonilhas-farinhentas (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) das raízes de Palmeira Rhapis excelsa (Thunberg) Henry ex. Rehder coletadas em Lavras, Estado de Minas Gerais, foram identificadas como Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893), sendo este o primeiro relato de ocorrência dessa praga nessas plantas no Brasil.

ABSTRACT Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) of roots the palm Rhapis excelsa (Thunberg) Henry ex. Rehder collected in Lavras, State of Minas Gerais, were identified as Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893), this being the first report of the occurrence of this pest on this plant in Brazil.