First record of Icerya aegyptiaca (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) from Iran
عنوان دوره: اولین کنگره بین المللی حشره شناسی ایران
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The genus Icerya includes about 35 species in the world that are commonly known as fluted scales because of the fluted appearance of the ovisac. The first known species in Iran is I. purchasi Maskell. The species I. aegyptiaca has the most distribution in the world and also with numerous host plants. At present this species is recorded for the first time from Iran. It is commonly known as Egyptian Icerya, because of it is original description from Egypt. I. aegyptiaca is so common and so widely distributed in Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic, and probably is imported from the south-east borders. According of reports, this monophlebid scale is caused considerable damage on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) and tropical fruit trees in Chahbahar.
Material examined: 4 adult females, Sistan & Balouchestan Province, Chahbahar, on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), 13. Dec., 2013, N25˚34΄57.8˝ E60˚05˝59.5˝, Collector. M. Khosravi.
Diagnostic characters: Body of adult female in life orange-red, antennae and legs black, covered in white was, the margin with a fringe of elongate waxy processes, covering the ovisac to give a fluted appearance. I. aegyptiaca have 2 pairs abdominal spiracles, while I. purchasi with 3 pairs abdominal spiracles.
Material examined: 4 adult females, Sistan & Balouchestan Province, Chahbahar, on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), 13. Dec., 2013, N25˚34΄57.8˝ E60˚05˝59.5˝, Collector. M. Khosravi.
Diagnostic characters: Body of adult female in life orange-red, antennae and legs black, covered in white was, the margin with a fringe of elongate waxy processes, covering the ovisac to give a fluted appearance. I. aegyptiaca have 2 pairs abdominal spiracles, while I. purchasi with 3 pairs abdominal spiracles.
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