Lopholeucaspis japonica (Cockerell)

Leucaspis japonicus Cockerell, 1897: 53.

Iran localities.

Gilan, Hormozgan, Mazandaran, Sistan & Balouchestan.

Host plants.

Aceraceae: Acer insigne; Betulaceae: Corylus avellana; Buxaceae: Buxus hyrcana; Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera caprifolium; Celastraceae: Euonymus japonicus; Fabaceae: Robinia sp.; Magnoliaceae: Magnolia grandiflora; Moraceae: Ficus bengalensis, Ficus carica, Ficus riligiosa, Morus alba; Rosaceae: Cydonia oblonga, Mespilus germanica, Rosa sp.

References.

Ben-Dov et al. (2013), Kaussari (1970), Kaussari and Farahbakhsh (1968), Kozár et al. (1996), Miller and Davidson (2005), Moghaddam (2004, 2010) and Seghatoleslami (1977).

Notes.

This is the first record of Lopholeucaspis japonica from the plant family Buxaceae .