Planococcus bendovi Williams

Zarkani, Agustin, Fauzi, Ariffatchur, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Bora Kaydan, Mehmet, 2023, Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) on parasitic plants (Loranthaceae) in Indonesia with description of a new species and a new country record, ZooKeys 1167, pp. 199-210 : 199

Planococcus bendovi Williams

Material examined.

INDONESIA, Sumatra, Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu City, Muara Bangkahulu , on Loranthus sp. ( Loranthaceae ), living on cucumber tree ( Averrhoa bilimbi L.), 30 m a.s.l., 03°45'36″S, 102°16'01″E, 12.vi.2022, coll. A. Zarkani (ΑΖ1080-1081), 3 ♀♀ .

Comments.

The holotype of P. bendovi was collected on peanut, Arachis hypogaea L. ( Fabaceae ) in Tripura and Orissa, India ( Williams 2004). However, in Indonesia, Zarkani et al. (2022) reported the species as being abundant on a semi-parasitic plant, L. pentandrus , living on avocado, Theobroma cacao , citrus, and cucumber tree with an incidence rate up to 20-40%.