Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)

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 : 165

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7532301
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scientific name	Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)
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Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Kampung Melayu, on Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) , 10 m a.s.l., 03°54′16.5″ S, 102°19′11.7″ E, 18.ii.2018, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ211), 3 ♀♀.

Comments. The species is polyphagous on ornamentals and fruits, and has been recorded from 45 plant families and 114 genera ( García Morales et al. 2016). It is cosmopolitan, having been reported from 63 countries ( García Morales et al. 2016). In Indonesia, it has been recorded previously in Irian Jaya ( CABI, 1983; Ben-Dov 1994), Java ( CABI, 1983; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004) and Sulawesi ( Williams 2004).

References

Ben-Dov, Y. (1994) A systematic catalogue of the mealybugs of the world (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Intercept Limited, Andover, 686 pp.

CABI (1983) Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead). Distribution Maps of Pests, Series A, Agricultural, Map no. 446, 2 pp.

Garcia Morales, M., Denno, B., Miller, DR., Miller, G. L., Ben-Dov, Y. & Hardy, N. B. (2016) ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Available from: http: // scalenet. info (accessed 18 October 2022)

Williams, D. J. (2004) Mealybugs of southern Asia. The Natural History Museum, London. Southdene SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, 896 pp.