Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)

Beltran-Moreno, Maholy, Llacctas, Anali, Huanca, Javier & Evans, Gregory, 2025, A survey of scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) on avocados, olives, and grapes in the Peruvian region of Arequipa, ZooKeys 1257, pp. 91-125 : 91-125

Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 14 E, F

Distribution.

Peru: Camana, Caraveli, Castilla, Condesuyos, Islay.

Examined material.

• 6 adult females, ex Persea americana , Camana ( Camana), 29/06/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Huancarqui-Aplao ( Castilla), 15/03/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , La Barrera-Yanaquihua ( Condesuyos), 13/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Luchea- Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Camana ( Camana), 19/08/21, A Llacctas ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Bella Union ( Caraveli), 10/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Yauca ( Caraveli), 12/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Samuel Pastor ( Camana), 28/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Punta de Bombon ( Islay), 29/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 1 adult female, ex Olea europaea , La Central-Aplao ( Castilla), 21/08/2021, M Beltran .

Remarks.

Salazar (1972) reported this species on olives in Peru, and Carnero and Perez (1986) recorded it on avocados in the Canary Islands, and Cox (1987) reported it on grapes in New Zealand. Our study found P. longispinus on avocados, grapes, and olives from Arequipa.