LYTRA CH., VASARMIDAKI M.E. AND G.TH. PAPADOULIS. First record of Phoenicococcus marlatti in Greece
Entomologia Hellenica 22 (2013): 43-46.
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural Univ. of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, Athens, Greece.
Municipality of Heraklion, 1 A. Titou, 71202 Heraklion, Greece
In October 2013, the red date scale Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell (Hemiptera: Phoenicococcidae) has been recorded for the first time in Greece. Adult females were collected from the base of fronds of date palm from the Crete Island. Information on the species morphology, biology and distribution is presented.