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Scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Syria
Author(s) -
Basheer A. M.,
Asslan L.,
Saleh A.,
Diab N.,
Mohamed E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12287
Subject(s) - coccidae , scale insect , diaspididae , hemiptera , biology , fauna , botany , coccus (insect) , insect , homoptera , pest analysis
Scale insects in Syria were surveyed between 2009 and 2015. This study showed that Diaspididae and Coccidae were the most common families, comprising 5 and 8 species, respectively. The remaining families found comprised 1 species each. New records of Coccoidea fauna from Syria were Parlatoria blanchardi , Phoenicococcus marlatti , Coccus hesperidum , Coccus pseudomagnoliarum and Chionaspis etrusca .