title: First report of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) and the associated parasitoid Anagyrus kamali Moursi, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), in Brazil.
abstract: The pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and the associated hymenopterous parasitoid, Anagyrus kamali Moursi, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), are reported for the first time in Brazil. Specimens of the PHM were collected on nine hosts plants, Annona muricata L. (Anonnaceae), Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Fabaceae), Centrolobium paraensis Tul. (Fabaceae), Inga edulis Mart. (Fabaceae), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (Malvaceae), Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae), Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Rutaceae) and Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae), in four municipalities in the north-northeast of the state of Roraima. The plants C. paraensis, I. edulis and C. sinensis are recorded for the first time as a hosts for PHM. Characteristic injuries observed on the host plants infested by PHM and suggestions for its management are presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Trigo, BR 285, Km 294, CP 451, CEP 99001-970, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil. alberto.marsaro@embrapa.br
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Marsaro Júnior
authors.forename: A L B G
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Peronti
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Penteado-Dias
authors.forename: E G F
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: P R V S
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000469:parasitology*