Ferrisia cristinae Kaydan & Gullan, 2012

Pacheco Da Silva, Vitor C., Kaydan, Mehmet Bora & Basso, Cesar, 2020, Pseudococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Uruguay: morphological identification and molecular characterization, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4894 (4), pp. 501-520 : 510

Ferrisia cristinae Kaydan & Gullan

Material studied. URUGUAY: Salto, ex fruits of Citrus x limonia ( Rutaceae ), 31°23’10.5”S 57°43’01.8”W, 14.xii.2017, coll. Lorenzo, M.E., 11 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 12, 14 ; same locality, host and collector, 15.xii.2017, 3 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 13; same city and host, 31°22’40.3”S 57°45’02.6”W, 28.xii.2018, coll. Pechi, E., 1 adult ♀, ECFA No. 161 ; same locality, host and collector, 24.iv.2018, 2 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 130; 7.ix.2018, coll. Pechi, E., 1 adult ♀, ECFA No. 141 .

Hosts. Polyphagous, on Annona squamosa (Annonaceae) ( Pacheco da Silva et al. 2019), Bactris sp. ( Arecoideae ), Codiaeum variegatum (Euphorbiaceae) , Dracaena sp. ( Dracaenaceae ), Inga sp. ( Fabaceae ), Persea americana (Lauraceae) , Pleurothallis sp. ( Orchidaceae ), Tabebuia sp. ( Bignoniaceae ), Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae) , unidentified species ( Aceraceae ), Zingiber sp. ( Zingiberaceae ) ( Kaydan & Gullan 2012), and Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae) ( Pacheco da Silva et al. 2014).

Distribution. Neotropical region ( García Morales et al. 2016). This is the first record of F. cristinae in Uruguay.