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

A new genus of soft scale insect (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae), Tillancoccus, and two new species T. mexicanus and T. tillandsiae are described and illustrated from the adult females. The new species are recorded from Tillandsia plants in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Copyright © 1989, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved