Ovaticoccus peruvianus ( Granara de Willink and Diaz 2007 )

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

Ovaticoccus peruvianus ( Granara de Willink and Diaz 2007)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 12 A, B

Distribution.

Peru: Arequipa, Castilla, Condesuyos.

Examined material.

• 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , Huancarqui ( Castilla) 12/07/2019, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , La Barrera ( Condesuyos), 13/03/20, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , Corire ( Castilla), 20/08/20, A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , La Central ( Castilla), 21/08/21, A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , Vitor ( Arequipa), 22/08/21, A Llacctas .

Remarks.

Granara de Willink and Diaz (2007) described this species as Oregmopyga peruviana on grapes in La Libertad, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna, Peru, and stated that it greatly affects grapes in the Majes Valley, Arequipa. Miller and Stocks (2022) synonymized Oregmopyga with Ovaticoccus , which transferred this species to the genus Ovaticoccus , and reported it on Beaucarnea sp. from Mexico, and grass from Oklahoma ( USA).