Pseudococcus sociabilis Hambleton

Material studied. URUGUAY: Cerillos, ex fruits of Citrus limon (Rutaceae), 34°37’17.5”S 56°21’38.9”W, 10.x.2018, coll. Delgado, S., 8 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 143 .

Hosts. Reported on Coffea sp. ( Rutaceae) (Kondo et al. 2008), Diospyros lasiocalyx (= Diospyros hispida) ( Ebenaceae), Glycine max (Fabaceae), Mimosa tenuiflora (= Mimosa nigra) ( Mimosaceae) (Williams & Granara de Willink, 1992), Diospyros kaki (Pacheco da Silva et al. 2017), Erythrina speciosa (Fabaceae), and Hedera helix (Araliaceae) (Hambleton 1935).

Distribution. Neotropical region (García Morales et al. 2016). This is the first record of Ps. sociabilis on Uruguay.