Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898

Evans, Gregory A. & Abd-Rabou, Shaaban, 2023, The mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) of Egypt, Insecta Mundi 2023 (999), pp. 1-83 : 23

Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898

( Figure 34 , after Kosztarab, 1996).

Taxonomy. Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley 1898: 47 . Type data. U.S.A.: New Mexico, no host plant data.

Hosts in Egypt. Hibiscus sp. ( Abd-Rabou et al. 2010), Musa acuminata ( El-Fatih and Ahmed 2015) , Solanum lycopersici ( Ibrahim et al. 2015) .

Distribution in Egypt. ( Abd-Rabou et al. 2010); Qalyoubia Governorate ( Ibrahim et al. 2015); El-Wasta, Beni- Swief Governorate ( El-Fatih and Ahmed 2015); Dakahlia Governorate ( Moharum et al. 2017).

Remarks. Nabil et al. (2015) reported this species on four economic plants in Egypt. Moharum et al. (2017) reported on a survey of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley on host plants in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. El-Zahi et al. (2016) reported on the presence and control of this species on cotton in Egypt. Watson (2020) reported on the distribution and hosts and provided illustrations of this species. El-Zahi et al. (2016) reported on the economics of this pest.

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Figure 34. Phenacoccus solenopsis (after Kosztarab 1996).