Marotta, S. 1992 Osservazioni bio-etologiche su Puto superbus (Leonardi) (Homoptera Coccoidea Pseudoccidae) su Arrhenatherum elatius Mert. E. K. in Aruzzo.. Redia 75(2): 485-499.

Notes: Title in English: [Bio-ethological observations on Puto superbus (Leonardi) (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) on Arrhenatherum elatius Mert. E. K. in Abruzzo.] Abstract: This species is a typical Mediterranean giant mealybug; description; life history, trophic and reproductive behavior discussed; no evident damage caused to plants; geographical distribution in Italy; distributed in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, former Yugoslavia, and France; hosts include Dactylis glomerata, Bromus mollis, B. sterilis, Festuca ovina, Avena fatua, Agrostis vulgaris, Gladiolus communis and Dianthus caryophillus. Keywords: biology.