Castro, M.T., Montalvão, S.C.L., & Wolff, V.R.S. 2024 First report of Acutaspis oliveirai (Lepage & Giannotti, 1942) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Central Brazil: occurrence on Myrsine guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze (Primulaceae) in the Brazilian Cerrado. Entomological Communications https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec06037

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Notes: This is the first report of the occurrence of A. oliveirai in a native plant of the Cerrado biome and in the Central Brazil. Acutaspis oliveirai individuals were found on the leaf surface of M. guianensis leaves in two locations in the Federal District, Brazil, causing irregular yellowing and chlorotic spots throughout the leaf blade.

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