Puto barberi (Cockerell, 1895)

Barber giant mealybug

parasite

On the branches.

female with young larvae (from Villegas ao)

host plants

polyphagous

Cascabela thevetia; Schinus terebinthifolia.

In the tropics, potentially also in southern Europe: Bougainvillea; Citrus; Coccoloba; Codiaeum; Coffea arabica; Daucus; Dianthus; Fragaria; Hibiscus; Lantana; Lonicera; Pelargonium; Physalis; Plectranthus; Schefflera; Tamarix.

distribution within Europe

Neotropical species, recently found in the Canary Islands.

references

Gavrilov-Zimin & Danzig (2015a), Malumphy (2010b), Villegas, Peña, Muñoz, ao (2013a).