Co-Authors:
Culik, M.P., Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural - INCAPER, Rua Afonso Sarlo 160, CEP 29052-010. Vitória, ES, Brazil, Rua Tristão Athayde sn, CEP 29173-008. Manguinhos, ES, Brazil
Wolff, V.R.S., Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária FEPAGRO, Rua Gonçalves Dias, 570, (Menino Deus), CEP 90130-060. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Peronti, A.L.B.G., Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, CP 676. CEP 13565-905. São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Ben-Dov, Y., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
Ventura, J.A., Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural - INCAPER, Rua Afonso Sarlo 160, CEP 29052-010. Vitória, ES, Brazil
Abstract:
New host plant and geographic distribution records are presented for 22 scale insect species of six families collected in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Ceará, and Pernambuco during 2006 to 2009. Nine species, Aclerda takahashii Kuwana, 1932, Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881, C. acutus Peronti, 2008, C. stellifer (Westwood, 1871), Howardia biclavis (Comstock, 1883), Insignorthezia insignis (Browne, 1887), Dysmicoccus texensis (Tinsley, 1900), Nipaecoccus cf. nipae, and Planococcus halli Ezzat, 1962, are registered for the first time in Espírito Santo, and this is the initial record of Aclerdidae in this state. © 2011 Check List and Authors.