Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on sugarcane in Colombia, with description of a new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Coccidae) Author Caballero, Alejandro Author Ramos-Portilla, Andrea Amalia Author Kondo, Takumasa text Zootaxa 2017 4258 5 490 500 journal article 33123 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.5.6 1f99571f-2d4f-471c-b329-121c877e46bd 1175-5326 570450 EA2A1731-E70D-4EC5-81D0-32F793CB3BF0 Saccharicoccus sacchari ( Cockerell, 1895 ) Hosts. Oligophagous, only known from Poaceae , on 11 plant species in 8 genera (Williams & Granara de Willink 1992 , Ben-Dov 1994 , Garcia et al . 2016 ). Distribution. Cosmopolitan. In Colombia , it has been recorded in the departments of Antioquia , Caldas , Cauca , Nariño , Norte de Santander , Risaralda , Santander , Tolima and Valle del Cauca ( Kondo 2001 , Kondo et al . 2008 ). Here we report S. sacchari for the first time from the department of Caquetá . Diagnostic characters. Circulus large, commonly described either as “hour-glass” shaped or “dumb-bell” shaped; with long setae on each margin of the fifth and posterior abdominal segments; minute flat or duct-like pores present on integument surrounding each hind coxa (Williams & Granara de Willink 1992 ) Economic importance and control. Saccharicoccus sacchari is a common pest of sugarcane in Hawaii ( Beardsley 1960 ; 1962 ). It has been considered as a possible vector of rice diseases in Cuba and India ( Uichanco & Villanueva 1932 ). In Colombia , it is considered a secondary pest of sugarcane crops, and rarely reaches levels to cause economic damage ( Bustillo 2013 ). Material studied. COLOMBIA : Caldas : Supía , Vda. El Descanso , Fca. Ulises Valencia, 1136 m a.s.l. , 05°25′13″N , 75°38′53″W , 21.x.2005 , coll. A. Ramos , 10 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835; Supía, Vda. Mudarra, Fca. René Posada, 1259 m a.s.l. , 05°25′28″N , 75°38′33″W , 21.x.2005 , coll. A. Ramos , 10 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835 ; Caquetá : Florencia , Vda. Avenida Sebastopol, 826 m a.s.l. , 01°44′57″N , 75°39′13″W , 13.x.2013 , coll. J. Silva , associated with Pheidole biconstricta , 10 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835; Florencia, Vda. La Carbona , 674 m a.s.l. , 01°42′01″N , 75°02′26″W , 12.x.2013 , coll. J. Silva , associated with Crematogaster sp. ( Formicidae ) and Wasmannia auropunctata (Formicidae) , 27 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835; Florencia, Vda . San Luis , 458 m a.s.l. , 01°41′09″N , 75°37′53″W , 12.x.2013 , coll. J. Silva , associated with Linepithema sp. and Pheidole sp. ( Formicidae ), 18 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835; Florencia, Vda . San Luis , 388 m a.s.l. , 01°41′01″N , 75°37′42″W , 11.x.2013 , coll. E. Rojas , associated with Pheidole sp., 12 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835 ; Putumayo : Mocoa , Vda. Pumiyaco, Fca. Heraldo Viejo, 600 m a.s.l. , 01°07ʹ6ʺN, 76°39ʹ15ʺW, 4.iii.2016 , coll L. Parra , 11 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835 ; Tolima : Líbano , Vda. Aguadurri, Fca. Cañabrava, 1280 m a.s.l. , 04°55′36″N , 75°01′04″W , 7.vii.2006 , coll. L. Lique , 8 ♀ , UNAB voucher N° 835. Note. All material collected off stems of S. officinarum .