Primer registro de Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), para Cuba, con una clave para las especies del género registradas en el país

2021 
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) is newly recorded for Cuba. The species was collected at two localities of Majaguillar swamp in northeastern of Matanzas province. The voucher specimens are deposited in the Zoological Collections of the Institute of Ecology and Systematic (CZACC). The coccid is illustrated based on material collected in this study. A taxonomic key to separate the species of the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti, 1866, recorded in Cuba is provided. This scale insect species is polyphagous and invasive in Cuba. Callophyllaceae and Calophyllum antillanum are new family and species host plant records for this soft scale.
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