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The soft scale insects belong to one of 15 families of phytophagous scale insects of economic importance. A field survey of perennial plants in 16 agro-ecological zones of Sri Lanka was conducted in 2011–2012 to identify the soft scale species present and their host ranges. Fourteen species belonging to eight genera were identified. Two introduced species, Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio and Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, were recorded from Sri Lanka for the first time. The distribution and host range of the recorded species are documented and their potential threat as crop pests is discussed. Published literature on soft scales is reviewed.
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Sirisena, U.G.A.I., Watson, G.W., Hemachandra, K.S., Wijayagunasekara, H.N.P. (2016). Diversity of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) in Sri Lanka. In: Chakravarthy, A., Sridhara, S. (eds) Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics and Sub-tropics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1518-2_17
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