Coccidae, Pseudococcidae, Ortheziidae, and Monophlebidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Espirito Santo, Brazil

New plant hosts are recorded for nine scale insect species recently collected in Espirito Santo, Brazil, and eleven scale insect species are recorded for the first time from the state: Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Coccus longulus (Douglas), Coccus viridis (Green), Eucalymnatus tesselatus (Signo...

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Published in:Biota neotropica 2007-01, Vol.7 (3), p.61-65
Main Authors: Culik, Mark Paul, Martins, David dos santos, Ventura, Jose Aires
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Coccidae
Coccoidea
Coccus viridis
Hemiptera
Icerya purchasi
Ortheziidae
Pseudococcidae
Pseudococcus
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Summary:New plant hosts are recorded for nine scale insect species recently collected in Espirito Santo, Brazil, and eleven scale insect species are recorded for the first time from the state: Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Coccus longulus (Douglas), Coccus viridis (Green), Eucalymnatus tesselatus (Signoret), Pseudokermes sp., Saissetia coffeae (Walker), Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel& Miller, Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti), Icerya purchasi Maskell, and Icerya genistae Hempel. This is also the first record of Co. longulus in Brazil. Information on the host plants and geographic distribution of the 26 species of scale insects of the families Coccidae, Pseudococcidae, Ortheziidae, and Monophlebidae, currently known from Espirito Santo is provided.
ISSN:1676-0611
1676-0611
DOI:10.1590/S1676-06032007000300006