Studies on the genus Ripersiella Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) in the Neotropical region, with description of a new species Author Szita, Éva 0000-0001-6335-5296 Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences H- 1022, Herman Ottó út 15, Budapest, Hungary. Author Benedicty, Zsuzsanna Konczné Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences H- 1022, Herman Ottó út 15, Budapest, Hungary. Author Kondo, Takumasa 0000-0003-3192-329X Author Ramos-Portilla, Andrea Amalia 0000-0002-4371-0040 Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario ICA, Grupo Sistemática de Insectos Agronomía, Museo Entomológico UNAB, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4371 - 0040 Author Kaydan, Mehmet Bora 0000-0002-0677-255X Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences H- 1022, Herman Ottó út 15, Budapest, Hungary. & Çukurova University, Imamoglu Vocational School, Adana, Turkey. & Çukurova University, Biotechnology Research Centre, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0677 - 255 X Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), Centro de Investigación Palmira, Calle 23, Carrera 37, Continuo al Penal, Palmira, Valle, Colombia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3192 - 329 X text Zootaxa 2020 2020-09-11 4851 3 573 582 journal article 8590 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.7 4bd3436d-7f5d-4e04-92c8-5a74ee5e90b4 1175-5326 4486957 7DCC5B79-4E04-4BDA-9CA6-95B1BC29EDA4 Ripersiella mexicana Hambleton, 1946 Material examined. COSTA RICA : 1 ♀ , Alajuela Province , Poas Volcano National Park , 2704 m a.s.l. , 21.i.1992 ; 2 ♀♀ , San José Province , Irazú volcano, near Jaboncillal , in moss, 2800 m a.s.l. , 16.i.1993 ; 7 ♀♀ , Talamanca Mt. Range , Sierra de La Muerte , Alto de la Gloria , in leaf litter and root-matrix, 1800–3400 m a.s.l. , 24.i.1992 . Distribution. * Costa Rica , Mexico , Netherlands , Russia , U.S.A. Hosts. Mammillaria geminispina (Cactaceae) , Euphorbia neoarborescens (Euphorbiaceae) , Poaceae .