Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)

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

Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 5 E, F

Distribution.

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

Examined material.

• 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Camana ( Camana), 30/06/2019, M Beltran ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Acari ( Caraveli), 10/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 5 adult adult females, ex Olea europaea , Chaparra ( Caraveli), 10/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 5 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Yauca ( Caraveli), 11/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Punta de Bombon ( Islay), 29/02/2020, M Beltran ; • 2 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Ongoro-Aplao ( Castilla), 14/03/2020, M Beltran ; • 4 adult females, ex Olea europaea , Pampas de la amistad-Majes ( Caylloma), 28/08/2020, M Beltran .

Remarks.

Gonzalez (1966) and Aguilar et al. (1980) reported this species on olives in Peru, Beingolea (1967) recorded as an occasional pest casual in citrus orchards in Peru, and Beingolea and Salazar (1970) observed this species on olives from several localities in Arequipa.