Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with avocado crop, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Valle del Cauca and neighboring departments of Colombia

Authors

Takumasa Kondo, Corporacin Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA)Follow
Jazmín Adriana Muñoz, Universidad del ValleFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2016

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0465: 1–24

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Published in 2016 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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Abstract

Abstract. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of avocado, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) were collected in the State of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The study was conducted for one year, during October 2008–October 2009. As a result of this study, 34 scale insect species in seven families (Coccidae, Diaspididae, Kerriidae, Margarodidae, Monophlebidae, Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) were collected. Together with previous records, the number of scale insects collected on avocado in Colombia increased to 44 species and to 137 species worldwide. Species commonly collected on avocado in Colombia include Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret), Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides (Comstock) (Diaspididae), Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, Coccus hesperidum L., Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell), Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Saissetia neglecta De Lotto (Coccidae) and Ferrisia williamsi Kaydan and Gullan (Pseudococcidae). Twenty-two scale insect species are new records on avocado for Colombia of which nine species are new records worldwide, namely, Lindingaspis rossi (Maskell), Pseudischnaspis bowreyi (Cockerell) (Diaspididae), Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Saissetia neglecta De Lotto (Coccidae), Ferrisia kondoi Kaydan and Gullan, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller, Ps. landoi (Balachowsky) (Pseudococcidae), Eurhizococcus colombianus Jakubski (Margarodidae) and Austrotachardiella colombiana Kondo and Gullan (Kerriidae).

Resumen. Se realizó un muestreo de insectos escama (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) del aguacate en el Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia, entre el periodo octubre 2008–octubre 2009. En total se colectaron 34 especies de insectos escama distribuidos en siete familias (i.e., Coccidae, Diaspididae, Kerriidae, Margarodidae, Monophlebidae, Pseudococcidae y Putoidae). Los resultados de este estudio, junto con registros bibliográfi cos, el número de insectos escama colectados sobre el aguacate en Colombia, elevan a 44 especies de estos insectos en el país y a 137 a nivel mundial. Las especies comunmente colectadas sobre el aguacate en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia, incluyen: Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret), Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides (Comstock) (Diaspididae), Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, Coccus hesperidum L., Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell), Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Saissetia neglecta De Lotto (Coccidae) y Ferrisia williamsi Kaydan y Gullan (Pseudococcidae). Como nuevos registros de insectos escama del aguacate se listan 22 especies para Colombia y nueve especies a nivel mundial, i.e., Lindingaspis rossi (Maskell), Pseudischnaspis bowreyi (Cockerell) (Diaspididae), Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Saissetia neglecta De Lotto (Coccidae), Ferrisia kondoi Kaydan y Gullan, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel y Miller, Ps. landoi (Balachowsky) (Pseudococcidae), Eurhizococcus colombianus Jakubski (Margarodidae) y Austrotachardiella colombiana Kondo y Gullan (Kerriidae).