Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)

Zarkani, Agustin, Ercan, Cansu, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Kaydan, Mehmet Bora, 2023, Studies on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia, with description of a new species and three new country records, Zootaxa 5228 (2), pp. 157-172 : 169

Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)

Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Muara Bangkahulu, on Saraca asoca (Roxb.) (Fabaceae) , 20 m a.s.l., 03°45′33.0″ S, 102°16′10.1″ E, 10.ii.2019 and 15.iii.2020, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ313), 1 ♀.

Comments. The species is polyphagous on ornamentals and fruits, and has been recorded from 73 plant families and 196 genera ( García Morales et al. 2016). It is cosmopolitan, having been reported from 64 countries ( García Morales et al. 2016). In Indonesia, it has been recorded previously from Irian Jaya ( Williams & Watson 1988; BenDov 1994), Java ( Williams 2004), Kalimantan ( Cox 1989; Ben-Dov 1994), Lombok ( Williams 2004), Sulawesi ( Williams 2004) and Sumatra ( Cox 1989; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004). This is a new species complex of S. asoca .