Geographic expansion of Aulacaspis tubercularis (Newstead, 1906) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): occurrence in the Federal District, Brazil, on Cinnamomum verum J.Presl (Lauraceae)

Marcelo T. de Castro; Vera R. dos S. Wolff; Michely F. S. de Aquino; Sandro C. L. Montalvão

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec08032

Authors

Marcelo T. de Castro Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Cerrados), Planaltina, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-8039
Vera R. dos S. Wolff Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária, Produção Sustentável e Irrigação, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-1481
Michely F. S. de Aquino Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Cerrados), Planaltina, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3356-9028
Sandro C. L. Montalvão Coelho Linhares Treinamento e Desenvolvimento, Brasília, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-8848

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08032

Keywords:

armored scale, forest entomology, phytophagous insects, scale insects

Abstract

Aulacaspis tubercularis (Newstead, 1906) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) is a polyphagous scale insect with a wide geographic distribution, having been reported in more than 81 countries. In Brazil, this species has been recorded in the Northeast (Bahia, Maranhão, and Pernambuco), Central-West (Goiás), Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo), and South (Rio Grande do Sul) regions associated with mango trees (Mangifera indica L., Anacardiaceae). This study aims to report, for the first time, the occurrence of A. tubercularis in the Federal District, Brazil, associated with seedlings of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl (Lauraceae). Aspects related to the morphology, biology, importance, and geographical distribution of this scale insect are discussed in this article.

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