First Report of Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Brazil: Occurrence on Mahogany Seedlings

Marcelo Tavares de Castro; Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão; Rose Gomes Monnerat; Ernesto Prado; Marcelo Coutinho Picanço; Ana Lucia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti

doi:10.1653/024.101.0227

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1 June 2018 First Report of Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Brazil: Occurrence on Mahogany Seedlings

Marcelo Tavares de Castro, Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão, Rose Gomes Monnerat, Ernesto Prado, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço, Ana Lucia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti

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Florida Entomologist, 101(2):324-326 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.101.0227

Abstract

Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) was collected on leaves and stems of mahogany seedlings, Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae), produced under greenhouse conditions in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil. This is the first report of this scale insect in Brazil and S. macrophylla as a host. Morphological characteristics of S. miranda and comparisons with similar species also are presented.

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Marcelo Tavares de Castro, Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão, Rose Gomes Monnerat, Ernesto Prado, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço, and Ana Lucia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti "First Report of Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Brazil: Occurrence on Mahogany Seedlings," Florida Entomologist 101(2), 324-326, (1 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.101.0227

Published: 1 June 2018

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