Pseudococcus calceolariae ( Maskell, 1879 )

Caballero, Alejandro, Ramos-Portilla, Andrea Amalia & Kondo, Takumasa, 2017, Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on sugarcane in Colombia, with description of a new species of Tillancoccus Ben-Dov (Coccidae), Zootaxa 4258 (5), pp. 490-500 : 498

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4258.5.6
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EA2A1731-E70D-4EC5-81D0-32F793CB3BF0
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6017821
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D031854D-FFB4-FF96-FF66-4F9B5E73E7D6
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scientific name	Pseudococcus calceolariae ( Maskell, 1879 )
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This species was recorded in Colombia by Kondo et al. (2008) based on previous information, occurring on a native fig tree known as “caucho sabanero”, Ficus americanus (Moraceae) , in the city of Bogotá . Although Ps. calceolariae is a polyphagous species ( Ben-Dov 1994, McKenzie 1967, Kondo et al. 2008), there are no reports of it feeding on other hosts in Colombia ( Kondo et al. 2008).

Although Figueroa (1977) recorded Ps. calceolariae on the roots of sugarcane in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, there are no voucher specimens in any of the entomological depositories listed above. Therefore, we suggest that the record of Ps. calceolariae on sugarcane from Colombia should be treated as doubtful.

References

Kondo, T., Ramos-Portilla, A. R. & Vergara, V. (2008) Updated list of Mealybugs and Putoids from Colombia (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae). Boletin del Museo Entomologico de la Universidad del Falle, 9 (1), 29 - 53.

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 Ltd, Andover, 686 pp.

Figueroa, A. (1977) Insectos y Acarinos de Colombia. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Colombia, 685 pp.

Maskell, W. M. (1879) On some Coccidae in New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 11, 187 - 228.

McKenzie, H. L. (1967) Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). University of California Press Berkeley, 526 pp.