Noronha, A.C.S., dos Santos Wolff, V.R., Menezes, I.C., Vieira, R.C., Duarte, L.S., & Oliveira, M.B. 2023 Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Piper species (Piperaceae) in state of Pará, Brazil. Entomological Communications doi: 10.37486/2675-1305.ec05009

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Notes: We report the occurrence of scale insect Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in two Piper species (Piperaceae). Hemiberlesia lataniae specimens were collected from leaves and stems of Piper cernuum Vell. and Piper reticulatum L., in a greenhouse, in the city of Belém, state of Pará. The species is reported for the first time within Piper species in Brazil.