Lin, H., Huang, S.B., Liu, Z.-X., Huang, H.-J., Chen, H.-Y., Akroute, D., El Hamss, .H, Chitt, M.A., Lahlali, R., Benziane, T., & Boutaleb-Joutei, A. 2026 First report of the invasive mealybug Ferrisia dasylirii (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from China based on integrated taxonomy. Bulletin of Entomological Research https://doi.org/10.1017/S000748532610100X

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distribution

host

molecular data

morphology

taxonomy

Notes: In this study, we report F. dasylirii for the first time from China using an integrated taxonomy approach combining morphological characters and molecular analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene. It was found on 12 tropical fruit species in Hainan Province: Annonaceae: Annona squamosa L. and A. squamosa ‘Purple’; Myrtaceae: Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. and Psidium guajava L.; Malvaceae: Theobroma cacao Linn.; Lecythidaceae: Lecythis pisonis Cambess.; Sapotaceae: Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni and P. sapota (Jacq.) H.E.Moore & Stearn; Rubiaceae: Coffea liberica W. Bull ex Hiern; Cunoniaceae: Davidsonia pruriens F. Muell; Arecaceae: Areca catechu Linn.; Musaceae: Musa nana Lour.; Malpighiaceae: Malpighia emarginata Sesse & Noc.ex DC.; and Phyllanthaceae: Phyllanthus emblica Linn. This record increases the known geographic range of F. dasylirii and underscores the importance of combined morphological and molecular approaches for accurate mealybug identification.