Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas, 1853)
black parlatoria scale
on Citrus, etc.
© Charles Olsen, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
parasite
Female scales tiny, black, oval with a transparent ovisac and anteriorly a small black disk, the exuvium of the previous, second stage. Mainly on the leaves, preferably along major veins, causing yellowed spots.
host plants
polyphagous, mainly Rutaceae
Citrus aurantium, limon, sinensis.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Parlatoria zizyphi.
notes
A pest in the tropics and subtropics, originating from the Far East.
references
Blay Goicoechea (1992a), Bugila (2006a), Hellrigl (2004a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), Pellizzari, Porcelli, Seljak & Kozár (2011a), Podsiadło (2006a), Stocks (2016a).