Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Betrem)

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 : 161

Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Betrem)

Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Slebar, on Manilkara zapota L. ( Sapotaceae ), 20 m a.s.l., 03°49′25.2″ S, 102°19′08.7″ E, 10.vii.2018, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ230), 3 ♀♀.

Comments. This is polyphagous species on ornamentals and fruits within 17 plant families: Anacardiaceae , Annonaceae , Arecaceae , Asparagaceae , Clusiaceae , Euphorbiaceae , Fagaceae , Malvaceae , Meliaceae , Moraceae , Musaceae , Myrtaceae , Rubiaceae , Rutaceae , Sapindaceae , Sapotaceae , and Zingiberaceae ( García Morales et al. 2016) . In Indonesia, it has been recorded previously from Java ( Betrem 1937; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004), Lombok ( Williams 2004) and Sumatra ( Williams 2004). It is also found in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam ( Williams 2004).