Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) Asociadas a Cítricos en la Provincia de Tucumán (República Argentina) / Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) Associated to Citrus Plants in Tucumán, Argentina

ABSTRACT

Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, Borchseniaspis palmae (Cockerell), Cornuaspis beckii (Newman), Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus), Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan), Insulaspis gloverii (Packard), Mycetaspis personata (Comstock), Parlatoria cinerea Doane & Hadden, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret) and Unaspis citri (Comstock), on citrus plants in Tucumán, Argentina, are discussed in this paper. A key for the recognition of the species, as well as the synonymy, characterization and illustration are also included. Data on economic importance and host plants are provided.

RESUMEN

En el presente trabajo son registradas Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, Borchseniaspis palmae (Cockerell), Cornuaspis beckii (Newman), Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus), Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan), Insulaspis gloverii (Packard), Mycetaspis personata (Comstock), Parlatoria cinerea Doane & Hadden, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret) y Unaspis citri (Comstock), sobre cítricos en la provincia de Tucumán, Argentina. Se presenta una clave para el reconocimiento de las especies, así como la sinonimia, caracterización e ilustración de las mismas y datos de plantas huéspedes e importancia económica.