Pseudococcus pabulum Granara de Willink

Pacheco Da Silva, Vitor C., Kaydan, Mehmet Bora & Basso, Cesar, 2020, Pseudococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Uruguay: morphological identification and molecular characterization, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4894 (4), pp. 501-520 : 515

Pseudococcus pabulum Granara de Willink

Material studied. URUGUAY: Canelón Chico , ex roots of Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae) , 34°39’51.8”S 56°09’35.4”W, 20.xii.2019, coll. Martínez, V., 2 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 289; same city, ex roots of Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae) , 34°40’14.9”S 56°08’59.0”W, 20.xii.2019, coll. Pacheco da Silva, V.C., 2 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 282; Melilla, ex roots of Erigeron bonariensis ( Asteraceae) , 34°43’55.3’’S 56°18’40.4’’W, 28.xi.2017, coll. Pacheco da Silva, V.C. and Martínez, V., 13 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 03, same locality, host and collectors, 20.iii.2018, 9 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 74; 13.iii.2019, 4 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 181; same city and host, 34°38’54.3”S 56°38’56”W, 18.xii.2017, coll. Garcia, A., 2 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 15; 34°44’48.0’’S 56°17’27.9’’W, 28.xi.2017, coll. Pacheco da Silva, V.C., 10 adult ♀♀, ECFA No. 04; 34°44’57.0’’S 56°17’49.5’’W, 28.xi.2017, coll. Pacheco da Silva, V.C., 1 adult ♀, ECFA No. 05 .

Hosts. Reported on leguminous plants ( Fabaceae ), such as Glycine max , Lotus corniculatus , Medicago sativa , Trifolium pratense and T. repens ( Granara de Willink & Dughetti, 2012) . In Uruguay it was found on L. corniculatus and T. pretense ( Granara de Willink & Dughetti, 2012) .

Distribution. Neotropical region ( García Morales et al. 2016).

Comments. Morphological discrepancies between our collected specimens and the original description were observed. Specimens identified here as Ps. pabulum differed from the original description as follows (the original description condition is given in brackets): (i) hind femur length 220–230 (235–265); (ii) hind tibia length 240–280 (252–277); and (iii) oral rim tubular ducts on abdominal dorsum numbering 20–31 (36–40).