FIRST RECORD OF PHENACOCCUS SOLENOPSIS TINSLEY (HEMIPTERA: COCCOIDEA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) IN ALGERIA

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Aroua K., Kaydan M. B., Ercan C., Biche M.

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, vol.129, no.1, pp.63-66, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 129 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2020
• Doi Number: 10.3157/021.129.0109
• Journal Name: ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
• Page Numbers: pp.63-66
• Keywords: Phenacoccus solenopsis, Rouiba, Citrus limon
• Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report the first record of the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) in Algeria. It was found on Citrus lemon (L) Osbeck (Rutaceae) in the Rouiba region [36 degrees 43'N 3 degrees 16'E].