Gertsson, C.-A. 2023 Första fyndet av den invasiva sköldlusen Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Tagioni Tozzetti, 1886) på friland i Sverige (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) [The first outdoor record of the invasive scale insect Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Tagioni Tozzetti, 1886) in Sweden (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae)].. FaZett 36(1): 20-26

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biology

distribution

host

illustration

morphology

natural enemies

Notes: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Tagioni Tozzetti, 1886) was found for the first time outdoors in the southernmost province (Scania) in Sweden. The species had severely infested Catalpa bignonioides in a garden. This paper deals with morphology, biology, host plants, distribution patterns worldwide and natural enemies.