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Further observations on scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the Middle East

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New information is given on the distribution, host plants and economic importance of nine species of scale insects in the Middle East. These are:Proto-pulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell),Saissetia privigna De Lotto,Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead),Eriococcus araucariae Maskell,E. coccineus Cockerell,Antonina natalensis Brain,Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell),Kiritshenkella sacchari (Green) andNipaecoccus viridis (Newstead). A mealybug found infestingPinus halepensis in Israel is described from the female asPhenacoccus yerushalmi n. sp.

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Ben-Dov, Y. Further observations on scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the Middle East. Phytoparasitica 13, 185–192 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980667

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