An annotated checklist of the scale insects of Iran (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) with new records and distribution data Author Moghaddam, Masumeh text ZooKeys 2013 334 1 92 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.334.5818 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.334.5818 1313-2970-334-1 Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) Aspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881: 304. Iran localities. Ardabil, Gilan, Mazandaran. Host plants. Cucurbitaceae : Citrullus vulgaris ; Rosaceae : Malus domestica , Prunus sp., Rosa sp.; Salicaceae : Populus euramericana , Populus nigra . References. Ben-Dov et al. (2013) , CABI (1986) , Kaussari and Farahbakhsh (1968) , Kozar et al. (1996) , Moghaddam (2004 , 2010 ) and Seghatoleslami (1977) . Notes. This is the first record of Diaspidiotus pernicosus from the plant family Cucurbitaceae .