Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861)

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

Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 4 C, D

Distribution.

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

Examined material.

• 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Camana ( Camana), 29/06/2019, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , Santa Isabel de Siguas ( Arequipa), 23/07/2020, J Jihuallanca ; • 3 adult females, ex Persea americana , Huancarqui ( Castilla), 21/08/2021, J Jihuallanca ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Camana ( Camana), 28/02/20, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , La Barrera-Yanaquihua ( Condesuyos), 13/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Vitor ( Arequipa), 27/08/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Chaparra ( Caraveli), 17/08/21, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Huancarqui ( Castilla), 21/08/21, A Llacctas .

Remarks.

This is the first record of this species found on avocados and grapes in Arequipa. Marin-Loayza and Cisneros (1979) reported it on avocados and grapes from Peru. Elsebaay and Ahmed (2017) reported it on olives in Egypt, and Ben-Dov (1978) list grapes and avocados among its hosts.