First report of Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Brazil

First report of Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Brazil

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Abstract Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae) and 619 the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp.(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are reported for the first time in Brazil.Specimens of this scale insect were collected on branches and stems of Acacia mangium Willd., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae), Morus nigra L.

(Moraceae), Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae), Tectona grandis L.f.(Verbenaceae), Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), Annona squamosa L.and Youth Western Saddles Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart.

(Annonaceae), in three municipalities of the Roraima state.All plants here mentioned are recorded for the first time as a host for L.dendrobii.Morphological characters of L.dendrobii and symptoms presented by the host plants infested by this pest are included in this work.