Parlatoria crotonis Douglas — croton parlatoria scale

Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in Europe; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; a pest of ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Merrill (1953) and Malumphy (2012).

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Codiaeum variegatum, 20.viii.2013 .