title: First report of Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Brazil.
abstract: Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are reported for the first time in Brazil. Specimens of this scale insect were collected on branches and stems of Acacia mangium Willd., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae), Morus nigra L. (Moraceae), Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae), Tectona grandis L. f. (Verbenaceae), Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), Annona squamosa L. and Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. (Annonaceae), in three municipalities of the Roraima state. All plants here mentioned are recorded for the first time as a host for L. dendrobii. Morphological characters of L. dendrobii and symptoms presented by the host plants infested by this pest are included in this work.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Marsaro Júnior
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: A L B G
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Peronti
authors.affiliation: Centro Experimental Central, Instituto Biológico, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil.
authors.forename: E G F
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: P R V S
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002957:Citrus / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000145:classification; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology