Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) — nigra scale

Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 94 families, including many crop and ornamental plants; an economic pest in tropical areas of China and India. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1997) and Malumphy (2012).