Diaspididae (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) in sori of two fern species

Abstract. This note reports the presence of two scale insects species  Hemiberlesia palmae (Cockerell) and Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) (Coccoidea, Diaspididae), associated respectively with Asplenium serratum L. (Aspleniaceae) and Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger (Polypodiaceae). It is the fir...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Guerra Santos, Vera Regina dos Santos Wolff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2015-12-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
Online Access:https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/492