Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758

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

Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 3 A, B

Distribution.

Peru: Arequipa, Camana, Caraveli, Castilla, Caylloma, Condesuyos, La Union.

Examined material.

• 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Samuel Pastor ( Camana), 29/06/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 14 adult females, ex Persea americana , San Juan de Chorunga-Rio Grande ( Condesuyos), 30/11/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 4 adult females, ex Persea americana , Chaparra ( Caraveli), 11/02/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 12 adult females, ex Persea americana , Andamayo-Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 3 adult females, ex Persea americana , El Pedregal-Majes ( Caylloma), 26/08/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 7 adult females, ex Persea americana , La Joya ( Arequipa), 28/08/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 2 adult females, ex Persea americana , Cotahuasi ( La Union), 24/07/2022, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Chaparra ( Caraveli), 15/06/2019, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Santa Isabel de Siguas ( Arequipa), 23/07/2019, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , La Barrera-Yanaquihua ( Condesuyos), 13/03/2020, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Camana ( Camana), 19/08/2021, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Corire-Aplao ( Castilla), 20/08/2021, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Andamayo-Aplao ( Castilla), 21/08/2021, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , La Central-Aplao ( Castilla), 21/08/2021, A Llacctas .

Remarks.

Bederski (1969), and Beingolea (1967) reported this species on citrus in Peru. This is the first record of this species found on avocados and grapes in Arequipa.