First report of Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Brazil

First report of Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Brazil

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Abstract Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp.(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are reported for the first time in Brazil.Specimens of this scale insect were collected on branches and stems of Acacia mangium Willd., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae), Morus nigra L.

(Moraceae), Citrus reticulata Blanco Digital Probe Thermometers (Rutaceae), Tectona grandis L.f.(Verbenaceae), Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), Annona squamosa L.and Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart.

(Annonaceae), in three municipalities of the Roraima state.All plants here mentioned are recorded for the first time as a host for L.dendrobii.Morphological characters of L.dendrobii and Hockey Protective - Shoulder Pads - Junior symptoms presented by the host plants infested by this pest are included in this work.