23. Blastothrix brittanica Girault, 1917

Host associations in Iran. Diaspidiotus prunorum and Eulecanium coryli [ Eulecanium tilia e] on rosaceous fruit trees (Dastghyb-Beheshti et al. 1988; Radjabi 1989; Behdad 1991; Modarres Awal 1997), E. tiliae on quince tree, apple tree; E. coryli [ E. tiliae] on cherry tree, apple tree, plum tree, apricot tree, Sphaerolecanium prunastri on plum tree (Davoodi et al. 2004d), E. tiliae on quince (Lotfalizadeh, 2010b), E. tiliae on Prunus divaricate [ Prunus cerasifera] (Jalilvand et al. 2013).

Distribution in Iran. Isfahan (Dastghyb-Beheshti et al. 1988; Radjabi 1989; Behdad 1991; Modarres Awal 1997), Tehran and Guilan (Davoodi et al. 2004d), Tehran (Lotfalizadeh 2010b), Kermanshah (Jalilvand et al. 2013).

General distribution. Holarctic and Oriental regions.