Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)

Aspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881: 304.

Iran localities.

Ardabil, Gilan, Mazandaran.

Host plants.

Cucurbitaceae: Citrullus vulgaris; Rosaceae: Malus domestica, Prunus sp., Rosa sp.; Salicaceae: Populus euramericana, Populus nigra .

References.

Ben-Dov et al. (2013), CABI (1986), Kaussari and Farahbakhsh (1968), Kozár et al. (1996), Moghaddam (2004, 2010) and Seghatoleslami (1977).

Notes.

This is the first record of Diaspidiotus pernicosus from the plant family Cucurbitaceae .