Joshi, S., Ranjith, M., Rajgopal, N.N., Bhaskar, H., Nafeesa, M., & Sushil, S.N. 2026 Mealybugs associated with marketed mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) in India, with evidence for the previously overlooked occurrence of Exallomochlus hispidus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae). Phytoparasitica https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-026-01435-2

Keywords:

  • distribution
  • host
  • illustration
  • Notes: The study demonstrates that fruit markets, together with quarantine interceptions, represent valuable complementary sources of material for documenting overlooked distributions, new host associations and the diversity of mealybug fauna occupying cryptic habitats.