BEN‐DOV, Y., Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel

Abstract. The mealybug Trabutina mannipara (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829) is described and illustrated, and a neotype female selected from topotypic material collected in the Sinai Peninsula. A lectotype female is designated for Trabutina palestina Bodenheimer (1927) which is shown to be a junior synonym of T.mannipara. Copyright © 1988, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved