Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869)

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

Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 7 C, D

Distribution.

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

Examined material.

• 9 adult females, ex Persea americana , El Pedregal-Majes ( Caylloma), 22/07/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 12 females, ex Persea americana , Santa Isabel de Siguas ( Arequipa), 23/07/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 3 adult females, ex Persea americana , San Juan de Chorunga-Rio Grande ( Condesuyos), 29/11/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 10 adult females, ex Persea americana , Caraveli ( Caraveli), 12/02/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 5 adult females, ex Persea americana , Andamayo-Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Camana ( Camana), 28/02/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Cotahuasi ( La Union), 24/07/2022, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Ocoña ( Camana), 27/02/2020, A Llacctas ; • 4 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , Camana ( Camana), 28/02/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , La Barrera-Yanaquihua ( Condesuyos), 14/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Huatiapilla-Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Sotillo-Vitor ( Arequipa), 27/08/20, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , Caraveli ( Caraveli), 18/08/21, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , Chaupo ( La Union), 24/07/22, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Bella Union ( Caraveli), 10/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Quilca ( Camana), 28/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Punta de Bombon ( Islay), 29/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 4 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Cocachacra ( Islay), 29/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 1 adult female, ex Olea europaea , Chichas ( Condesuyos), 12/03/2020, M Beltran ; • 3 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Ongoro-Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/2020, M Beltran .

Remarks.

Gonzalez (1966) reported H. lataniae on grapes from Arequipa. Beingolea and Salazar (1970) reported it in great quantities on olives from Arequipa. Nuñez (2008) reported on avocados from Peru. Our study found it on avocados from Arequipa.