Planococcus ficus (Signoret, 1875)

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 ficus (Signoret, 1875)

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 14 C, D

Distribution.

Peru: Arequipa, Castilla, Caylloma.

Examined material.

• 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , 24/07/2019, La Joya ( Arequipa), A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , 15/03/20, Corire-Uraca ( Castilla), A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , 27/08/20, La Joya ( Arequipa), A Llacctas ; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera , 22/01/21, El Pedregal-Majes ( Caylloma), A Llacctas ; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera , 22/08/2021, La Joya ( Arequipa), A Llacctas .

Remarks.

This is the first report of this species in Peru; it was found on grapes in Arequipa, and was more prevalent in samples from Caylloma ( Arequipa). It has been reported on a variety of hosts, especially on grapevines in the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Neotropical regions ( Cox 1989).