A new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha Coccidae) infesting Piper nigrum L. in India Author Joshi, Sunil Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-29 4820 3 572 580 journal article 8963 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.3.10 0505bf66-2d30-4b8c-a6b8-d151236250df 1175-5326 4397979 86239259-32AE-45A6-A9FF-E0490A174DA4 Key to species of Marsipococcus based on adult female morphology 1 (0) Ventral multilocular disc pores present on either side of genital opening; body broadly oblong or slightly pointed at each end; marginal setae spinose, mostly straight; preopercular pores and ventral tubular ducts present......... marsupialis (Green) - Ventral multilocular disc pores absent; body ends tapering or rounded; marginal setae lanceolate, or spinose with curved apices; preopercular pores absent; ventral tubular ducts present or absent............................................... 2 2 (1) Marginal setae spear shaped (lanceolate); body oval, strongly tapering at both ends; ventral tubular ducts present.............................................................................. ulubendulensis Łagowska & Martin * - Marginal setae spinose with apices slightly curved; body pear shaped; ventral tubular ducts absent..................................................................................................... christopheri Joshi sp. n.