Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)

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 : 165

Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)

Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Kampung Melayu, on Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) , 10 m a.s.l., 03°54′16.5″ S, 102°19′11.7″ E, 18.ii.2018, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ211), 3 ♀♀.

Comments. The species is polyphagous on ornamentals and fruits, and has been recorded from 45 plant families and 114 genera ( García Morales et al. 2016). It is cosmopolitan, having been reported from 63 countries ( García Morales et al. 2016). In Indonesia, it has been recorded previously in Irian Jaya ( CABI, 1983; Ben-Dov 1994), Java ( CABI, 1983; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004) and Sulawesi ( Williams 2004).