Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)

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

Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 14 A, B

Distribution.

Peru: Condesuyos.

Examined material.

• 1 adult female, ex Persea americana , San Juan de Chorunga-Rio Grande ( Condesuyos), 29/11/2019, J Jihuallanca .

Remarks.

This species was previously reported on Vitis vinifera ( Salazar 1972) , in citrus orchards ( Bederski 1969), on avocados ( Ben-Dov 1994), and on apple, Malus domestica Borkh. in Mala valley ( De la Cruz 1996) in Peru. Our study found it on avocados in Arequipa.