Abstract

ETIENNE, Jean; MATILE-FERRERO, Danièle  and  KONDO, Takumasa. Phalacrococcus howertoni Hodges & Hodgson (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae), a new soft scale record for the island of Guadeloupe. Corpoica cienc. tecnol. agropecu. [online]. 2014, vol.15, n.1, pp.115-118. ISSN 0122-8706.

The croton scale, Phalacrococcus howertoni Hodges & Hodgson (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) is newly reported from the island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, on several host-plants, including some new host records, i.e., on Spondias cytherea Sonnerat; (Euphorbiaceae), Ocotea membranacea (Sw.) R.A. Howard (Lauraceae), Miconia furfuracea (Vahl) Griseb (Melastomataceae), Ficus citrifolia Mill. (Moraceae) and Piper dilatatum Rich. (Piperaceae).

Keywords : Coccid; scale insect; soft scale; Phalacrococcus howertoni.

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