Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott in Cockerell, 1899)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.3.7 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8A6657CB-CDFD-49CB-B43F-4D2E03432D34 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5933028 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C05187CA-EE5A-FFA2-FF32-FA5ACBF9F89B |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott in Cockerell, 1899) |
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Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott in Cockerell, 1899) View in CoL
( Plate 1 A, B, C View PLATE 1 )
Material examined. Sixteen adult females: IRAN: left label: 2963/ Fars province: / 3.5 km E Estahban/ 21.vii.2018 / N29˚06′40.6″/ E54˚04′32.8″; right label: Saissetia miranda / (Cock. & Parl.) [mis-spelling of an abbreviation of Parrott]/ on Ficus carica L. ( Moraceae )/ coll. H. Faghih (HMIM).
Comment: Saissetia miranda was described originally from Mexico; it is now much more widespread, but has not been recorded from Africa ( García Morales et al. 2016). The species is polyphagous, with a wide range of host plants. It has been recorded previously from Iran on Melia azedarach L. ( Meliaceae ) ( Moghaddam et al. 2015); here it is recorded as a pest of F. carica (Moraceae) from Estahban, Fars province, for the first time.
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