Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell)

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14008798
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scientific name	Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell)
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Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell) View in CoL — pyriform scale

Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 35 families, including many crop and ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Hodgson (1994) and Malumphy (2012).

Collection data: Gros-Islet Parish, Rodney Bay , sparse on Ixora , 22.viii.2013, abundant on Psidium guajava , 19.viii.2013, and abundant on Schefflera arboricola , 25.viii.2013 .

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
SuperFamily	Coccoidea
Family	Coccidae
Genus	Protopulvinaria

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