An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles
Author
Malumphy, Chris
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-07-31
3846
1
69
86
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
1175-5326
4928537
BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3
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Philephedra broadwayi
(Cockerell)
(
Fig. 1
, B)
Occurs widely in South America and the Caribbean (including the Lesser Antilles); polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 5 families; a pest of tropical fruit including banana, citrus, guava, mango, and soursop.
Collection data
.
Intercepted
in
UK
(
London
)
on
Annona muricata
,
15.vii.2013
, leg.
D. Dennis
(abundant,
eggs
attacked by the
larvae
of
Diadiplosis
?
coccidivora
(Felt) (
Diptera
:
Cecidomyiidae
), det.
Keith Harris
)
, and
14.iv.2014
, leg.
R. Waghorn
.