Melanaspis squamea Ferris, 1943

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

Melanaspis squamea Ferris, 1943

Suppl. material 1: fig. S 8 A, B

Distribution.

Peru: Condesuyos.

Examined material.

1 adult female, ex Persea americana , San Juan de Chorunga-Rio Grande ( Condesuyos), 28/06/2020, J Jihuallanca .

Remarks.

This is the first record of this species in Peru; it was found on avocados in Arequipa. Deitz and Davidson (1986) in their revision of the genus Melanaspis in North America listed M. deklei , M. nigropunctata , and M. squamea as associated with avocados and M. odontoglossi as the only species known from Peru. Melanaspis squamea is the only species in this group that lacks perivulvar pores and has transverse, dark sclerotized bars on the pygidium.