Bedford, E.C.G. 1965a An attempt to control the Seychelles scale, Icerya seychellarum (Westw.) (Homoptera Coccidae), in South Africa by introducing Cryptochaetum monophlebi Skuse (Diptera: Cryptochaetidae).. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 28: 155-165.

Notes: I. seychellarum infests the Australian chestnut tree, Castanospermum australe. Distribution, other host plants, biology, economic importance, chemical and biological control are discussed.