A review of the mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae, Putoidae and Rhizoecidae) of Iran, with descriptions of four new species and three new records for the Iranian fauna Moghaddam, Masumeh Zootaxa 2013 3632 1 1 107 389N7 Cockerell Cockerell [151,562,1685,1711] Insecta Pseudococcidae Dysmicoccus Animalia Hemiptera 20 21 Arthropoda species brevipes   DIAGNOSIS. Body of adult female oval to broadly oval. Ventral surface of each lobe possessing a triangular to quadrate sclerotized area. Antennae usually 8 segmented. Legs well developed; translucent pores abundant on posterior surfaces of hind femur and hind tibia.Tarsal digitules usually unequal, 1 knobbed, other shorter and flagellate. Cerarii numbering 17 pairs. Anal lobe cerarii each containing 2 conical setae, 6 or 7 auxiliary setae, and a compact group of trilocular pores, all situated on a more or less circular sclerotized area, smaller in area than anal ring. Anterior cerarii each with 2–4 conical setae, 3–5 auxiliary setae, and a compact group of trilocular pores. Circulus divided by an intersegmental line. Ostioles well developed. Dorsal setae short and stiff, accompanied by some minute slender setae; setae on dorsomedial area of segment VIII longer than those on segments VII and VI. Ventral surface with normal setae, mostly short and more slender than dorsal setae. Multilocular disc pores present on venter, posterior to vulva and medially at posterior edges of abdominal segments VI and VII. Trilocular pores fairly numerous on dorsum and venter. Discoidal pores, each with a reticulated surface, of 2 sizes on dorsum and 1 size on venter; large typeoccurring medially on dorsal abdominal segments V–VIII, and small typefairly numerous, scattered; ventral discoidal pores, similar to small typeon dorsum, with 1–4 always present adjacent to each eye. Oral collar ducts present on venter only, usually of 2 sizes: large typesingly on margins of abdominal segments V–VII, and slightly smaller typedistributed across abdominal segments V and VI, plus 1 or 2 submarginally and laterally on abdominal segments VI and VII.   DISTRIBUTION. Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental, Palaearctic: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Russiaand Sicily. In Iran,  D. brevipesoccurs in Sistan & Baluchestan. It is known from 62 plant families worldwide (Ben-Dov et al., 2012).   MATERIAL EXAMINED. Sistan & Baluchestan: Iranshahr, 6 adultƤ, on the root of  Medicago sativa(Fabaceae), 1.iii.2001(U. Achak).   COMMENTS. The pink mealybug  D. brevipesinfests the roots and leaves of the host plants, and is probably one of the most widespread, cosmopolitan and polyphagous mealybug species (Ben-Dov et al., 2012).  D. brevipeshas been accidentally introduced to Iranon imported pineapples from the Philippinesand appears to be well established in the southeast (Moghaddam, 1999).