Yaşar, B., Aydin, G., & Denizhan, E. 2003 [The species of Diaspididae family (Homoptera: Coccoidea) in provinces of Eastern Anatolia (Agri, Bitlis, Erzurum, Igdir, Kars and Mus)) in Turkey.]. Türkiye Entomoloji Dergisi 27(1): 3-12.

Notes: [Original title: Dogu Anadolu Bölgesi Illerinde (Agri, Bitlis, Erzurum, Igdir, Kars ve Mus) bulunan Diaspididae (Homoptera: Coccoidea) familyasina bagli türler.] Eleven scale insect species were found in Agri, Bitlis, Erzurum, Igdir, Kars and Mus provinces in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. These insects were identified as Chionaspis salicis, Lepidosaphes ulmi, Quadraspidiotus armenicus [Diaspidiotus armenicus], Q. lenticularis [D. lenticularis], Q. perniciosus [D. perniciosus], Q. ostreaeformis [D. ostreaeformis], Q. pyri [D. pyri], D. prunorum, D. kaussarii, Leucaspis loewi and Parlatoria oleae. C. salicis and Lepidosaphes ulmi were the predominant species on poplar and willow trees in all provinces. Q. armenicus was frequently found in Agri, Erzurum, Igdir and Mus. The presence of D. kaussarii on willow trees in Mus represented the first record of this species in Turkey.