Planococcus dischidiae (Takahashi)

Zarkani, Agustin, Ercan, Cansu, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Kaydan, Mehmet Bora, 2023, Studies on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia, with description of a new species and three new country records, Zootaxa 5228 (2), pp. 157-172 : 168

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0B15B8F9-142C-4785-8CD8-D24409FA733E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7532313
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EB87E0-1364-7A39-B592-4478B424F8C8
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Planococcus dischidiae (Takahashi)
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Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Kepahiang district, Kabawetan, on Coffea robusta (Rubiaceae) , 600 m a.s.l., 03°34′54.4″ S, 102°35′33″ E, 12.vi.2018, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ235‒239), 1 ♀.

Comments. Planococcus dischidiae was recorded from Indonesia (Sulawesi) by Cox (1989), Ben-Dov (1994) and Williams (2004); also from Malaysia by Takahashi (1951) and Ben-Dov (1994). This is the first time it has been collected on C. robusta ; previously, it was recorded on Dischidia sp. (Apocynaceae) and Epipremnum sp. (Araceae) .