Masten Milek, T., Šimala, M., & Krčmar, S. 2008 Species of the genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with special regard to Planococcus vovae (Nasonov, 1908) as a species newly recorded in Croatia. Croatlon Natural Hislory Museum 17(3): 157-168

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Notes: 11tis paper deals with !he scale insects Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813), Planococcus ficus (Signore!, 1875) and Planococclus vovae (NaSOllov 1908) monitored during a four year faunistic investigation (2005-2008) of the genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 in Croatia. P. vovae is a new species for Croatia. Distribution and host plants of these species in Croatia are reported. Some morphological characters useful for the differentiation of these three species are also described.