Pseudaspidoproctus hyphaeniacus (Hall, 1925)

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 : 773

Pseudaspidoproctus hyphaeniacus (Hall, 1925)

Material examined. on Ph. dactylifera ( Arecaceae ). SISTAN-o BALOUCHESTAN: 3♀♀, Iranshahr (27°15'17"N, 60°36'25"E), 28.ii.1995; 5♀♀, Sarbaz, Jalilabad (26°28'12"N, 61°15'26"E), 9.xi.2000; 8♀♀, Chabahar (25°17'37"N, 60°38'39"E), 23.iv.2001.

Remarks. Pseudaspidoproctus hyphaeniacus has been recorded on host plants in six genera belonging to four families: Arecaceae , Poaceae , Rosaceae and Scrophulariaceae , its distribution covers 10 countries, mostly from the Middle East and North Africa ( García Morales et al., 2016). Infestations were found especially on young palms in Iran and it is limited to the southeast of Sistan-o Balouchestan province ( Moghaddam, 2013).