Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley

Material studied. URUGUAY: San Jacinto, ex leaves of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae), 34°28’03.0”S 55°46’34.9”W, 1.xii.2018, coll. Seijas, L., 3 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 164 .

Hosts. Polyphagous, reported from 261 species belonging to 64 plant families (García Morales et al. 2016).

Distribution. Australasian, Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions (García Morales et al. 2016). This is the first record of Ph. solenopsis in Uruguay.