Dysmicoccus brevipes (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 : 161

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7532279
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scientific name	Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell)
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Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Slebar, on Syzygium aqueum Alston (Myrtaceae) , 20 m a.s.l., 03°49′25.2″ S, 102°19′08.7″ E, 10.vii.2018, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ210), 3 ♀♀.

Comments. The species is polyphagous on ornamental plants and fruits belonging to 62 plant families and 147 genera. It is cosmopolitan, being found in 126 countries; in Indonesia it has been recorded from Irian Jaya ( Williams & Watson 1988), Java ( Betrem 1937; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004) and Sumatra ( Williams 2004).

References

Ben-Dov, Y. (1994) A systematic catalogue of the mealybugs of the world (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Intercept Limited, Andover, 686 pp.

Betrem, J. G. (1937) De morporphologie en systematiek van enkele vande vooraamste witte-luizensoorten van Java. Archief voor de Koffiecultuur in Nederlandsch-Indie, 11, 1 - 118.

Williams, D. J. & Watson, G. W. (1988) The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2. The Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). CAB International, Wallingford, 260 pp.

Williams, D. J. (2004) Mealybugs of southern Asia. The Natural History Museum, London. Southdene SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, 896 pp.