Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)

Phenacoccus hirsutus Green, 1908: 25.

Iran localities.

Fars, Hormozgan, Sistan & Balouchestan.

Host plants.

Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica ; Arecaceae: Phoenix dactylifera; Combretaceae: Terminalia catappa; Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea sp.; Fabaceae: Acacia arabica, Albizzia sp., Prosopis sp., Prosopis spicigera; Lythraceae: Lawsonia inermis; Malvaceae: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus syriacus; Moraceae: Ficus riligiosa, Morus alba; Myrtaceae: Psidium guajava, Syzygium aromaticum; Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus spina-christi; Rutaceae: Citrus sinensis; Salicaceae: Salix sp.; Tamaricaceae: Tamarix sp.

References.

Ben-Dov et al. (2013), Fallahzadeh et al. (2007) and Moghaddam (2006, 2009, 2013).

Note.

This is the first record of Maconellicoccus hirsutus from the plant family Tamaricaceae .