Buchananiella pseudococci pseudococci (Wagner, 1951)

Cardiastethus pseudococci pseudococci Wagner,1951: 143 . HOLOTYPE:, Egypt, Cairo, Montaza (coll. Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt).

Buchananiella pseudococci pseudococci: GHAHARI et al. (2009): 50 (new combination).

Material examined. INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Salem, iv.2015, 1♀ (TKPM).

Distribution in India. Kerala: Kozhikode, Thikkodi (YAMADA et al. 2008); Tamil Nadu: Salem (this paper).

General distribution. Egypt (WAGNER 1951), Indonesia (CARAYON 1957), Madagascar (CARAYON 1957), Réunion (CARAYON 1957), Iran (GHAHARI et al. 2009), United Arab Emirates (CARAPEZZA et al. 2014). Another subspecies, B. pseudococci occidentalis Carayon, 1957, is distributed in western areas of tropical Africa (CARAYON 1957).

Biology. The species is reported to feed on mealybug Saccharicoccus sacchari (Cockerell, 1895) and Lepidopteran pests Opisinia arenosella (Linnaeus, 1758) and Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) (YAMADA et al. 2008). Recently collected from thrips-infested mulberry plants in Salem (this paper).