Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Betrem)*

Zarkani, Agustin, Fauzi, Ariffatchur, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Bora Kaydan, Mehmet, 2023, Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) on parasitic plants (Loranthaceae) in Indonesia with description of a new species and a new country record, ZooKeys 1167, pp. 199-210 : 199

Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Betrem)*

Material examined.

Indonesia, Sumatra, Bengkulu Province, North Bengkulu District, Kemumu , on Loranthus sp. ( Loranthaceae ), living on Theobroma cacao ( Theobroma cacao L.), 600 m a.s.l, 03°26'00″S, 102°15'15″E, 11.v.2022, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ983-984), 6 ♀♀ .

Comments.

The species is polyphagous on 25 plant genera within 17 families: Anacardiaceae , Annonaceae , Arecaceae , Asparagaceae , Clusiaceae , Euphorbiaceae , Fagaceae , Malvaceae , Meliaceae , Moraceae , Musaceae , Myrtaceae , Rubiaceae , Rutaceae , Sapindaceae , Sapotaceae , and Zingiberaceae ( García-Morales et al. 2016; Zarkani et al. 2021). In Indonesia, D. lepelleyi has been recorded previously from Java, Lombok and Sumatra ( Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004). It is also found in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam ( Williams 2004; García-Morales et al. 2016; Zarkani et al. 2021).