taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FD37FD1A5A33.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; oligophagous on bamboo; a pest of bamboo in both native and ornamental stands. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Arundinaria (Poaceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FD37FD1A5A33.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Large populations of B. miliaris were frequently observed causing serious chlorosis to the foliage of ornamental bamboo. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread and very common), on Bambusa multiplex (Poaceae) hedges, 24 – 27. viii. 2013, and near Pigeon Island, on Bambusa vulgaris, 20. viii. 2013. Soufrière Parish: near Soufrière, on B. vulgaris, 26. vii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FA4CFD5C58AB.taxon	description	Occurs widely in the Americas, and in parts of South East Asia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 70 families; a serious pest of citrus and many ornamentals.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FA4CFD5C58AB.taxon	discussion	In addition to the records below, immature Ceroplastes morphologically consistent with C. cirripediformis were collected from Ixora spp. (Rubiaceae), Rodney Bay, 22 and 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FA4CFD5C58AB.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), 19. viii. 2013, on Ruellia simplex (Acanthaceae), 17 - 18. viii. 2013 on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), 24. viii. 2013; Reduit beach, on unidentified herbaceous plants, 23. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02F908FEF0598B.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, isolated records from southern Europe; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 70 families; a major pest of citrus and many ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (2010) and Malumphy (2012, on Schefflera (Araliaceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02F908FEF0598B.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, Reduit beach, on Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae), 23. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3AAE6DFF02FBF1FB075ADB.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 69 families; an occasional pest of crops and ornamental plants, especially oleander. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1984), Stumpf & Lambdin (2006), and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FF5AFE4F5F90.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 23 families, with a preference for palms and orchids; an occasional pest of ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Walters (1926) and Malumphy (2012, on Orchidaceae).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FF5AFE4F5F90.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Ixora, 22. viii. 2013, and Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), 25. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens (Arecaceae), 15. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FE16FDAB5C5D.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 130 families; a major pest of citrus and many other crops and ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1972 a) and Malumphy (2012, on an unspecified plant).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FD42FC025DBD.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 57 families, including many crop and ornamental plants, with a preference for Fabaceae.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FD42FC025DBD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (London) on Annona muricata (Annonaceae), 23. ix. 2013, leg. R. Waghorn, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock (in association with Eupalopsellidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) predatory mites).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FC62FE865AF8.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 62 families, with a preference for Rubiaceae and Rutaceae; a major pest of many crop and ornamental plants in the Caribbean. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1972 b), EPPO (2009), and Malumphy (2012, on Citrus aurantifolia).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FC62FE865AF8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Ixora and unidentified woody ornamentals, 16 – 20. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FB39FBCE5BFD.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 53 families, with a preference for palms, Arecaceae.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FB39FBCE5BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread), on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Cocos nucifera and unidentified palms (Arecaceae), and an unidentified shrub, 16 – 24. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02FA22FA8B58A5.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 94 families, including many crop and ornamental plants; an economic pest in tropical areas of China and India. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1997) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02F90AFE0F59A8.taxon	description	Occurs widely in South America and the Caribbean (including the Lesser Antilles); polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 5 families; a pest of tropical fruit including banana, citrus, guava, mango, and soursop.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3BAE6CFF02F90AFE0F59A8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in UK (London) on Annona muricata, 15. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (abundant, eggs attacked by the larvae of Diadiplosis? coccidivora (Felt) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), det. Keith Harris), and 14. iv. 2014, leg. R. Waghorn.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02F926FD7A594D.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 88 families, including many crop and ornamental plants; major pest of citrus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1996 a) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6AFF02F852FE3A5EE8.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; a serious pest of cassava. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Woodruff et al. (1998) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FF5AFB5B5F58.taxon	discussion	A Neotropical species that has been spreading rapidly in the Caribbean region in recent years; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 26 families, including many crop and ornamental plants. A major pest of croton and other ornamentals.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FF5AFB5B5F58.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant female scales with oviscas on Codiaeum variagatum (Euphorbiaceae), and unidentified herbaceous ornamental plants, 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FE5EFCAF5C5D.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 35 families, including many crop and ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Hodgson (1994) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FE5EFCAF5C5D.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data: Gros-Islet Parish, Rodney Bay, sparse on Ixora, 22. viii. 2013, abundant on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013, and abundant on Schefflera arboricola, 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FD42FEF05D60.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 43 families, including many crop and ornamental plants.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FD42FEF05D60.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data: Gros-Islet Parish, Rodney Bay, on Ruellia simplex, 18. viii. 2013, and on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FC46FB085A08.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 115 families; an important pest of many ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1973 b) and Malumphy (2012, on Plerandra (= Dizygotheca) (Araliaceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FC46FB085A08.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, sparse on Cycas (Cycadaceae), 27. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FBA9FB815AD5.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, southern Africa and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 28 families; a potential pest of citrus and a minor pest of many ornamentals in the USA.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FBA9FB815AD5.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Cocos nucifera, 16. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FADAFCF25BA0.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, also recorded from Hong Kong (China) and parts of the Pacific; polyphagous feeding on plants in 35 families; a pest of citrus in Florida. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata and A. squamosa).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3CAE6BFF02FA06FF23586D.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 80 families, including many crop and ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1973 a).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FECEFAD15FED.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 71 families; a pest of coconut, banana, mango and many ornamentals, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1966 b) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FECEFAD15FED.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Cocos nucifera, 16. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens, 30. viii. 1993, 9. ix. 1993 and 15. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FE32FC0C5CB8.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Asia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 19 families; a pest of woody ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Aglaonema crispum (Araceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FD7EFAE85D05.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 18 families; serious pest of mangos. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Watson (2002), Malumphy (2012, on Mangifera indica) and Stocks (2013).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FCAAFDE05DD0.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 77 families; major pest of several crop and many ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1988) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FBD1FEF05AF8.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 83 families; major pest of citrus.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FBD1FEF05AF8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013, abundant on Ixora, 22. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FB3EFB215BFD.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, Africa, parts of Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 25 families, including many crop and ornamental plants. It is highly cryptic as the scales can burrow beneath the bark. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FB3EFB215BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on A. muricata fruit, 12. xi. 2012, leg. R. Waghorn, 29. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (abundant), 4. viii. 2013, leg. J. Pollock, and 12. viii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FA22FD8858DD.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous feeding on plants in 38 families; a pest of orchids and woody ornamental plants, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Arecaceae) and Dypsis lutescens).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02FA22FD8858DD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread), on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Cocos nucifera and unidentified palms, 16 – 27. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3DAE6AFF02F8C2FD2659A8.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; pest of pineapple and other bromeliads. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Watson (2002) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FF5AFBC05F58.taxon	discussion	An Asian species that has a patchy distribution in tropical areas of North and South America, and Australia; oligophagous on grasses (Poaceae); a minor pest of sugarcane and lemon grass.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FF5AFBC05F58.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. In all cases the scales were present in large numbers causing chlorosis and distinct purple marks on the foliage. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) and various grasses, 19 and 28. viii. 2013, Mt. Pimard, on various broad-leaved grasses, 25 – 29. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FE59FAAC5C00.taxon	discussion	An Eastern Asian species that has spread widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 23 families, but with a preference for Arecaceae; a serious pest of many palms.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FE59FAAC5C00.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery) on Dypsis lutescens, 9. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FDA1FBFC5D05.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in southern Asia, introduced to East Africa, the Caribbean (Jamaica, Guadeloupe and Martinique) and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families. A large population was found causing significant chlorosis to lime fruit, which could affect marketability of the produce.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FDA1FBFC5D05.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on Citrus aurantifolii (Rutaceae), 9. ix. 2013, leg. N. Finnis (together with thrips larvae suspected to be a Karnyothrips sp. (Phlaeothripidae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FCAAFDE45DD0.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 13 families; pest of orchids. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams et al. (2006), and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FBD1FBB15AF8.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, recorded from (mostly woody) host plants belonging to 116 families; serious pest of many agricultural crops and ornamental plants.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FBD1FBB15AF8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Yucca (Asparagaceae), 18. viii. 2013, and Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013. Also found indoors in Rodney Bay on Anthurium (Araceae), 17. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FB3EFAE75BFD.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 56 families; it is a pest of many tropical crops including banana, cassava, coconut palm, oil palm, and cocoa.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FB3EFAE75BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Cocos nucifera, 16 – 24. viii. 2013, and Musa spp., 20. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens, 15. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FA22FB3758DD.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 78 families; an economic pest of many woody ornamentals. This species is highly cryptic, often feeding beneath the host’s epidermis.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02FA22FB3758DD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, Mount Pimard, abundant on bark of? Acacia, 25. viii. 2013, and Ixora, 27. vii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (London) on A. muricata, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02F8C2FB135984.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 27 families; a pest of Citrus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1982) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A3EAE69FF02F8C2FB135984.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Gros Islet, abundant on Citrus (Rutaceae), 19. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FF5AFBBC5F58.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical Asia and the Pacific, and in parts of the Caribbean and Central America; polyphagous, feeding on plants in 8 families. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, misspelt in part as L. rubrovitatta) on Annona muricata. In addition to the new record below Lepidosaphes rubrovittata was intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens, 9. ix. 1993 and 15. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FF5AFBBC5F58.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FE59FAB55C25.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of Asia, Australia and the Pacific, scattered distribution in North America, the Caribbean and Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 6 families; a pest of croton.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FE59FAB55C25.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, huge population on Codiaeum variegatum, 20. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FD8AFB1B5CF0.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 22 families; a pest of several woody fruit crops including citrus.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FD8AFB1B5CF0.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on A. muricata, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FD31FBBC5D98.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, also recorded from Hawaii and on indoor plantings in Europe; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 17 families; a pest of Citrus and mango.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FD31FBBC5D98.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FC1EFA805A40.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in the tropical areas of Asia, scattered records from the Americas and the Pacific, and restricted to indoor plantings in Europe; oligophagous on bamboo (Poaceae). Recorded from Saint Lucia by Ben-Dov (1988) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FC1EFA805A40.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, near Pigeon Island, on Bambusa vulgaris, 20. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FB66FCCA5B30.taxon	description	Recorded from Florida (USA), Cuba and Puerto Rico; polyphagous, feeding on plants in 8 families. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Ferris (1941) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FAF6FD8D5BFD.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, scattered distribution in Africa; broadly polyphagous, being recorded on plants belonging to 13 families; a pest of Citrus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Morrison (1939) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FA22FB7158A5.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in Europe; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; a pest of ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Merrill (1953) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02FA22FB7158A5.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Codiaeum variegatum, 20. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02F90FFCDB597A.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; broadly polyphagous, being recorded on plants belonging to 37 families; a pest of Citrus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Schotman (1989) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02F8BCFA5959CB.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 46 families; a pest of palms and screw pines.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A30AE67FF02F8BCFA5959CB.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens, 15. ix. 1993, leg. Hardy.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FF5AFE455FC8.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 84 families; a serious pest of many crops and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Crop Protection Compendium (2014) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata). Often found in large numbers on A. muricata fruit, the male tests forming conspicuous white patches on the fruit.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FF5AFE455FC8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on A. muricata, 12. xi. 2012, leg. R. Waghorn, 2. vii. 2013, leg. J. Pollock, 29. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis, 4. viii. 2013, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock (abundant, many scales were parasitized by an unidentified Aphelinidae, and found in association with a predatory stigmaeid mite (Stigmaeidae )), 12. viii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis, and 23. ix. 2013, leg. R. Waghorn (in association with a predatory Eupalopsellidae mite).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FD79FE255D60.taxon	discussion	Scattered distribution in tropical areas of Africa and Asia; recently recorded from ornamental bamboo at two plant nurseries in Florida, USA (Stocks, 2014); oligophagous on bamboo (Poaceae).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FD79FE255D60.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: near Pigeon Island, on Bambusa vulgaris (Poaceae), 20. viii. 2013 (abundant on stems beneath leaf sheaths).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FC41FCC25A08.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 50 families.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FC41FCC25A08.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread and very common), abundant on Nerium oleander, Ixora and unidentified shrubs, 18 - 27. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FBA9FE0B5B0D.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 78 families; a serious pest of many woody ornamental plants.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FBA9FE0B5B0D.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Asparagus (Asparagaceae) and Cocos nucifera, 16. viii. 2013, massive populations damaging Nerium oleander, 21 - 24. viii. 2013, and Plumeria pudica (Apocynaceae), 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FA92FB2B5BD8.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 89 families; a major pest of fruit trees and many woody ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1996 b) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02FA92FB2B5BD8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Nerium oleander, 21 - 22. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02F9D9FB0858A5.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical areas of Asia and has a scattered distribution in the Americas, Africa and the Pacific; feeds only on mango, on which it is a pest.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02F9D9FB0858A5.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Mangifera indica, 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02F90AFCB659A8.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 50 families; a pest of citrus and other crops. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1981 b) and Malumphy (2012, on Citrus aurantifolia fruit).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A31AE66FF02F90AFCB659A8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on Annona muricata, 12. xi. 2012 and 23. ix. 2013, leg. R. Waghorn (in association with Eupalopsellidae predatory mites).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02F90AFD9A59A8.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; oligophagous on Poaceae and Cyperaceae; a pest of grasses, especially Rhodes-grass and occasionally sugarcane.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02F90AFD9A59A8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Cymbopogon citratus and several unidentified grasses (Poaceae), 19 and 28. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FE7AFDF75C95.taxon	discussion	Occurs in the USA (Florida), Brazil and Guadeloupe, and introduced to West Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 19 families, with a strong preference for Asteraceae and Fabaceae, and to a lesser degree Euphorbiaceae.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FE7AFDF75C95.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay and Mt Pimard (widespread, common and frequently abundant), on? Acacia and Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Asteraceae, and many other unidentified woody and herbaceous plants, 19 - 28. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FD15FC375D05.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 69 families; a major pest of many ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1971) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FB4AFA975B0D.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 46 families; a pest of citrus and many ornamental plants.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FB4AFA975B0D.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay and Mt Pimard (widespread, occasionally abundant, ant attended), on Lantana camara and many other unidentified woody and herbaceous plants, 24 - 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FC1EFC005A65.taxon	discussion	Recorded from Mexico, USA, Venezuela and Saint Lucia. Found in orchid and bromeliad debris, and on Quercus (Fagaceae) and Panicum (Poaceae). Recorded from Saint Lucia by Kozár (2004, listed from Saint Lucia in the index and Santa Lucia under the species entry) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FA92FB385810.taxon	description	Occurs from southern Mexico to northern South America and widespread in the Caribbean; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 32 families; a pest of citrus.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FA92FB385810.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Widespread, common, and frequently found in enormous numbers. Gros-Islet Parish: Cas en Bas, massive population on Coccoloba uvifera (Polygonaceae), 22. viii. 2013; Rodney Bay, Bougainvillea (Nyctaginaceae), Schefflera arboricola and various woody and herbaceous plants, 16 – 25. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A32AE65FF02FF5AFB705F20.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 14 families; important pest of citrus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Walters (1926), CABI (1962) and Malumphy (2012, on Citrus aurantifolia fruit (Rutaceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FF5AFC495F90.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 63 families; a major pest of pineapple on which it transmits the Pineapple Mealybug Wilt Disease. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FF5AFC495F90.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on Annona muricata, 12. xi. 2012, leg. R. Waghorn, 2. vii. 2013, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock, 12. viii. 2013 and 28. iv. 2014, leg. D. Dennis (attacked by Diadiplosis sp., Cryptolaemus sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and phytoseiid mites).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FE11FAD95C5D.taxon	discussion	Previously only known from the original type material collected in Brazil on Joannesia princeps. Identified using the key and description provided by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FE11FAD95C5D.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on Annona muricata, 2. vii. 2013, leg. J. Pollock.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FD42FB415D05.taxon	description	Occurs widely in the Americas and introduced to Hawaii; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 30 families; a pest of many crops and ornamentals.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FD42FB415D05.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, on Cocos nucifera, 24. viii. 2013, on Codiaeum variegatum, 28. viii. 2013, on unidentified herbaceous ornamental plants, 25. viii. 2013 (large population).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FCAAFEF05AF8.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 82 families; a pest of many crops and ornamentals.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FCAAFEF05AF8.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Cas en Bas beach, on Coccoloba uvifera, 22. viii. 2013 (massive population); Gros Islet, huge infestation on A. muricata fruit, causing serious damage and making fruit inedible, 19. viii. 2013; Rodney Bay (widespread and common), on Codiaeum variegatum, 16. viii. 2013 and 28. viii. 2013, on Ixora spp., 16. viii. 2013, on Mussaenda (Rubiaceae), 16. viii. 2013, on Ruellia simplex, 17. viii. 2013; Reduit beach, on C. uvifera, 16 – 27. viii. 2013. It was also found indoors in a shopping mall in Rodney Bay, on a potted Anthurium, 17. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FB39FC6F5BFD.taxon	discussion	Native to South America, introduced to North America, Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe; used in Australia for the biological control of invasive cacti; oligophagous, feeding on plants belonging to 4 families, most hosts belong to the Cactaceae; of little economic importance.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FB39FC6F5BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data: Gros-Islet Parish, Rodney Bay, abundant on Alternanthera bettzickiana, 24. viii. 2013, (Amaranthaceae) and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae), 19. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FA22FDEF59E1.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 78 families, including many crop and ornamental plants; major economic pest. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Kairo et al. (2000), CABI (2004), EPPO (2009) and Malumphy (2012, on A. muricata).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A33AE64FF02FA22FDEF59E1.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Gros Islet, huge infestation on A. muricata, causing serious damage and making fruit inedible, 19. viii. 2013; Rodney Bay, abundant on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, 18. viii. 2013, sparse on Ixora, 22. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (London), on A. muricata fruit, 12. xi. 2012 and 23. ix. 2013, leg. R. Waghorn, 2. vii. 2013 and 4. viii. 2013, leg. J. Pollock, 12. viii. 2013 and 28. iv. 2014, leg. D. Dennis. The majority of the A. muricata samples contained huge infestations of mealybugs, but there were very high levels of parasitism (up to 90 %) of third-instar nymphs by the wasp Anagyrus kamali Moursi (Encrytidae). There were also many mealybug predators present in the samples including Karnyothrips flavipes Jones (Phlaeothripidae), Cryptolaemus sp. and other ladybird beetle larvae (Coccinellidae), Eupalopsellidae and Phytoseiidae predatory mites, and Diadiplosis sp. larvae feeding on the mealybug eggs.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FF5AFB4B5C00.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Asia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 48 families, including many crop and ornamental plants, exhibits a preference for palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Walters (1926), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992), CABI (2005) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata fruit). Two distinct forms exist, one with females producing white wax, and the other yellow wax; both forms were observed by the author on Saint Lucia.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FF5AFB4B5C00.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Frequently abundant causing chlorosis. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread and common), on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens and Cocos nucifera, 16 – 27. viii. 2013, Psidium guajava, 19. viii. 2013, unidentified palms, 21. viii. 2013, and Asparagus, 16. viii. 2013. Intercepted in the UK (London), on A. muricata, 29. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (mealybug eggs were attacked by midge larvae Diadiplosis multifila (Felt), det. Keith Harris), and 23. ix. 2013, leg. R. Waghorn (associated with predatory mites Eupalopsellidae).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FDA1FBA25CCD.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 59 families; a pest of many crops, particularly papaya and ornamental plants, such as hibiscus. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Jn Pierre (2008).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FCD2FCBA5D98.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants in 46 families; a pest of many crops and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992), CABI (2000) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FC1EFAA15A65.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants in 27 families; a pest of ornamentals, particularly lantana. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams & Cox (1984), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992), CABI (1990) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FB4AFEF05B68.taxon	description	Native to North America, in recent decades, it has spread widely in tropical and subtropical areas of South America, the Caribbean, southern Africa, southern Europe, Asia and the Pacific; broadly polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 33 families; a pest of crops and ornamentals.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FB4AFEF05B68.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, at the base of the leaf sheaths of Cymbopogon citratus, 28. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02FA4EFC555835.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 88 families; pest of numerous crops, particularly citrus, and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1999) and Malumphy (2012, on Codiaeum variegatum).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE63FF02F9FAFC825880.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 9 families, with a preference for yam Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae). Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE62FF02F926FB435F20.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 71 families, including many crops and ornamentals. The full host range and distribution is unclear due to confusion between P. minor and the morphologically similar P. citri. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Cox (1989), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata, A. squamosa and Artocarpus altilis (Moraceae )).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A34AE62FF02F926FB435F20.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Codiaeum variegatum, 20. viii. 2013. Intercepted in UK (London) on Artocarpus altilis, 10. x. 2012, leg. D. Dennis, on A. muricata, 2. vii. 2013, 25. v. 2014, leg. J. Pollock, 29. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (massive population, attacked by Diadiplosis multifila (det. Keith Harris, causing 90 % + mortality, the midge was attacked by a chalcidoid parasitoid), 12. viii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (with Diadiplosis sp.,? Cryptolaemus sp. and phytoseiid mites), and 14. iv. 2014, leg. R. Waghorn.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02F8C2FDB259A8.taxon	description	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 37 families; subterranean and highly cryptic. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FE86FBA85FC8.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, scattered distribution in South America and the Caribbean, and Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 41 families, including many crops and ornamentals; a pest of Citrus. This is a cryptic species that infests both the roots and aerial parts of its hosts. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata and A. squamosa).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FDEEFDB85D05.taxon	discussion	Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 95 families; pest of numerous crops, particularly citrus, and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI Crop Protection Compendium (2014) and Malumphy (2012, on Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae), Annona muricata and Hedychium coccineum (Zingeraceae), and unspecified cut flowers).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FDEEFDB85D05.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London), on A. muricata, 29. vii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (attacked by Diadiplosis multifila (det. Keith Harris )), and 12. viii. 2013, leg. D. Dennis (attacked by Diadiplosis sp.,? Cryptolaemus sp., and phytoseiid mites).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FCAAFB815DD0.taxon	description	Scattered distribution in tropical areas of the Americas and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 8 families.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FCAAFB815DD0.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Ixora, 22. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FA65FAC85848.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of South America and the Caribbean, introduced to the Canary Islands (Spain); polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 37 families; a serious pest of Citrus and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and Malumphy (2012, on an unspecified plant.)	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FA65FAC85848.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, Reduit beach, on Coccoloba uvifera, 27. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FBD6FE465B30.taxon	discussion	Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; oligophagous on Poaceae, a common pest of sugarcane and possible vector of diseases on rice. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams (1970), CABI (1977), and Malumphy (2012, incorrectly listed in the Diaspididae).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A35AE62FF02FBD6FE465B30.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Cas en Bas, single adult female on young Cocos nucifera fruit lying on grass, 22. viii. 2013. Cocos nucifera is not a host plant for S. sacchari and presumably the mealybug was merely sheltering on the fruit.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A36AE61FF02FF5AFD555F58.taxon	description	Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, isolated records from Europe and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 28 families; subterranean and highly cryptic. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007) and Malumphy (2012).	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A36AE61FF02FF5AFD555F58.taxon	materials_examined	Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Cymbopogon citratus and various unidentified grasses and herbaceous plants, 27. viii. 2013.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
03BA87896A36AE61FF02FE5EFAF75FC8.taxon	discussion	Recorded from the USA (Florida), and Saint Lucia (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, 2007); oligophagous, on Erithalis (Rubiaceae), Eugenia (Myrtaceae) and Morinda (Rubiaceae); subterranean and highly cryptic.	en	Malumphy, Chris (2014): An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 3846 (1): 69-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
