Florida Entomologist (2018) 101, 324-326

Marcelo Tavares de Castro, Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão, Rose Gomes Monnerat, Ernesto Prado, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço and Ana Lucia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti (2018)
First report of Saissetia miranda (Cockerell and Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Brazil: Occurrence on mahogany seedlings
Florida Entomologist 101 (2), 324-326
Abstract: Saissetia miranda (Cockerell and Parrott) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) was collected on leaves and stems of mahogany seedlings, Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae), produced under greenhouse conditions in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil. This is the first report of this scale insect in Brazil and S. macrophylla as a host. Morphological characteristics of S. miranda and comparisons with similar species also are presented.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ana Lúcia B.G. Peronti, Marcelo Coutinho Picanco, Ernesto Prado

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Saissetia miranda	Mahogany (Swietenia)	Brazil (south)