Portillo Martínez, L., & Vigueras Guzmán, A.L. 2002 The genus Dactylopius (Homoptera: Dactylopiidae) and its hosts in Jalisco, Mexico.. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura (Milano) 33(2001-3): 249-251.
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Notes: [Special Issue: Proceedings of the ISSIS IX International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies held at The University of Padua, Italy, Sept. 2-8, 2001.] A preliminary study on taxonomy of dactylopiids and the records of their hosts from Jalisco, Mexico was carried out. Three species of Dactylopius are present in this region: D. coccus, D. confusus, and D. opuntiae. It is necessary to collect additional specimens and from more host plant species to verify the presence of at least another two reported species: D. ceylonicus and D. tomentosus. This paper is the base to start a nationwide taxonomic study on Mexican dactylopids.
