Castro, M.T., & Montalvão, S.C.L. 2025 Salacia crassifolia (Mart. ex Schult.) G. Don (Celastraceae) as a new host of the green scale insect [Coccus viridis (Green, 1889) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)] in the Brazilian Cerrado. Entomological Communications 7: ec07029

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  • ant association
  • distribution
  • economic importance
  • host
  • illustration
  • record

    • Notes: Coccus viridis is reported for the first time infesting Salacia crassifolia (Celastraceae). Infestations of this scale insect were observed on the leaves of an isolated tree located in cerrado sensu stricto fragment, near the urban perimeter of Federal District, Brazil. This work reinforces the polyphagous nature of the species, expanding its geographic distribution in Brazil and increasing the number of known hosts. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07029

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