Parlatoria blanchardi (Targioni Tozzetti, 1892)

Moghaddam, Masoumeh & Zarghami, Sara, 2024, Scale insect species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) on the date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) in Iran with description of a new species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4), pp. 769-779 : 772

Parlatoria blanchardi (Targioni Tozzetti, 1892) ( Figs 1D–E)

Material examined. on Ph. dactylifera ( Arecaceae ) unless otherwise specified. BUSHEHR: 3♀♀, Borazjan, Abpakhsh (29°11'20"N, 50°56'12"E), 20.x.2001; 3♀♀, Borazjan, Rood-e Helleh, Haft Joosh (29°26'03"N, 50°58'39"E), 24.x.2001; 2♀♀, Bushehr (28°57'39"N, 50°51'01"E), 20.x.2001; 8♀♀, Bushehr, Ahram (28°55'43"N, 50°59'28"E), 30.x.2003; 4♀♀, Jam (27°57'36"N, 52°01'51"E, 645 m a.s.l.), 28.x.2003; 5♀♀, Kangan, Naiband (27°25'05"N, 52°33'41"E), 18.x.2001. FARS: 3♀♀, Jahrom (28°29'42.5"N, 53°33'28.0"E), 8.xi.1993; 3♀♀, Kazeroun, Parishan Lake (29°31'17.7"N, 51°48'22.0"E), 2.xi.1996. HORMOZGAN: 8♀♀, Bandarabbas (27°24'09"N, 5636'38"E), 4.iii.1974; 2♀♀, Lavan (26°48'43"N, 53°21'10"E), 20.ii.1999; 3♀♀, Bandarabbas, Sarkhoon (27°38'18"N, 56°39'02"E), 3.iv.2001; 3♀♀, Gheshm, Band-e Hajali (26°45'44"N, 56°02'07"E), 7.iii.2001; 7♀♀, Hajiabad, Sarchahan (28°18'26"N, 56°04'01"E), 13.iii.2001; 2♀♀, Minab (27°08'06"N, 57°08'02"E), 12.iii.2001. ILAM: 2♀♀, Mehran (33°09'20"N, 46°11'45"E, 181 m a.s.l.), 1.x.2005. KERMAN: 1♀♀, Jiroft, Faryab (28°12'40"N, 57°29'25"E, 652 m a.s.l.), 12.iv.2011; KHOUZESTAN: 9♀♀, Abadan, Haeer (30°12'51.4”N, 48°24'27.5"E), 07.viii.2021; 7♀♀, Abadan, Tange Doo (30°11'39.7”N, 48°28'16.4"E), 03.v.2023; 4♀♀, Ahvaz, Omol- Tamir (31°15'17.3”N, 48°32'41.7"E), 10.xii.2021; SISTAN-o BALOUCHESTAN: 3♀♀, Bampur (27°20'01"N, 60°46'58"E), 1.i.2001; 3♀♀, Bent, Dahan (26°55'02"N, 59°02'28"E), 26.iv.2001; 2♀♀, Chabahar (25°17'37"N, 60°38'39"E), 10.xi.2000, on Chamaerops humilis ( Arecaceae ); 3♀♀, Chabahar, Kahir (25°35'12"N, 60°07'49"E), 23.iv.2001; 3♀♀, Chabahar, Ouraki (25°41'44"N, 60°53'28"E), 25.iv.2001; 6♀♀, Chabahar, Pir Sohrab (25°39'53"N, 60°59'03"E, 50 m a.s.l.), 25.iv.2003; 1♀, Chabahar, Ramin (25°14'58"N, 60°56'14"E), 5.xi.2000; 5♀♀, Ghasr-e Ghand, Jakigur (26°25'06"N, 61°17'30"E), 27.v.2001; 3♀♀, Ghasr-e Ghand, Shadgoor (26°21'06"N, 60°38'29"E), 27.iv.2001; 4♀♀, Iranshahr, Damen (27°26'34"N, 60°53'23"E, 864 m a.s.l.), 24.xi.2011; 1♀, Khash, Sabzgaz (28°21'09"N, 61°28'35"E, 1321 m a.s.l.), 1.xi.2004; 13♀♀, Mir Javeh, Behesht-e Kavir (29°13'57"N, 61°18'41"E, 922 m a.s.l.), 1.xi.2004; 3♀♀, Nikshahr-Chabahar Road (25°43'19"N, 60°23'47"E), 1.ix.2009; 2♀♀, Rask, Firouzabad (26°29'28"N, 61°42'50"E), 28.iv.2001; 4♀♀, Sarbaz, Zaboli Road (26°47'57"N, 60°47′57"E, 1122 m a.s.l.), 26.xi.2011; 3♀♀, Zabol, Zahak (30°54'04"N, 61°40'09"E, 557 m a.s.l.), 28.x.2004; 4♀♀, Zaboli (27°55'41"N, 62°53'30"E), 11.xi.2000, on Nannorrhops ritchiana ( Arecaceae ); YAZD: 2♀♀, Tabas (33°35'53"N, 56°55'07"E), 18.iv.2010.

Remarks. Parlatoria blanchardi is considered a serious pest in several countries. It is mostly common on date and other ornamental palms ( Borchsenius, 1966); it has been found on Chamaerops humilis , Nannorrhops ritchiana and P. dactylifera palms ( Moghaddam, 2013). This species is distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical regions and is a well-known pest of date palms.