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Puto israelensis Ben-Dov, 2001 (Putoidae: Puto)

Puto israelensis Ben-Dov 2001a: 105. Type data: ISRAEL: Golan Heights, Mas'ada Forest, on leaves of Quercus calliprinos. Holotype, female, Type depository: Beijing: Forestry University, Beijing, China; Bet Dagan: Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center, Israel; accepted valid name Illustr.
Puto israiliensis Ben-Dov, 2001; Ulgenturk, et al. 2013: 26. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 3

Systematics: This species is very similar to Puto peyerimhoffi but differs in the total absence of multilocular pores. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
Structure: In life, adult female oval; dorsum covered with loose, white wax flakes; margin with 10-12 fine pointed wax filaments and two anal filaments; eyes black, distinct. Colour of dorsum of body brown-yellow; with a brown, longitudinal area (about 1/3 width of body) that extends from cephalic margin and terminates about 1/3 body length anterior to anal apex; submargin of dorsum with 7-8 brown spots. Venter colour bright brown (Ben-Dov, 2001a).
Economic Importance: Only the scale insect, Puto israelensis, is known to produce sufficient amount of honeydew on broadleaf trees to produce honey in Turkey. P. israelensis usually reaches high population density and produces honeydew during the whole spring. (Ünal, et al., 2016)
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ben-Dov (2001a).