Buchananiella pseudococci pseudococci (Wagner, 1951) comb. nov.

Distribution in Iran. Bushehr (LINNAVUORI 2004a).

General distribution. Egypt, Iran, India (YAMADA et al. 2008). The subspecies B. pseudococci occidentalis Carayon, 1957 is distributed in tropical Africa, Madagascar, and Réunion (PÉRICART 1996).

Comments. This species is transferred to Buchananiella because of the shape of male genitalia, which is typical of Buchananiella and differs from that of the members of Cardiastethus (see PÉRICART 1972).