<strong>The identity and distribution of <em>Fiorinia phantasma</em> (Cockerell &amp; Robinson) Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), with a new synonym</strong>

GILLIAN W. WATSON; DOUGLAS J. WILLIAMS; DOUGLASS R. MILLER

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.9

Issue: Vol. 4048 No. 2: 25 Nov. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-11-25

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.9

Page range: 291–300

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**The identity and distribution of Fiorinia phantasma (Cockerell & Robinson) Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), with a new synonym**

GILLIAN W. WATSON⁺⁻
DOUGLAS J. WILLIAMS⁺⁻
DOUGLASS R. MILLER⁺⁻

California Department of Food & Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, California 95832, U.S.A.

Department of Life Sciences (Entomology), The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, U.K.

Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.A. and Department of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.

Hemiptera morphology synonymy distribution host range natural enemies

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Abstract

The morphologies of Fiorinia phantasma (Cockerell & Robinson) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) and F. coronata Williams & Watson are reviewed, and the name F. coronata is placed as a junior synonym of the name F. phantasma syn. n. The known geographical distribution and host range of F. phantasma is documented and discussed. An identification key to 12 of the 16 species of Fiorinia known from the Australasian, Nearctic and Neotropical Regions is provided.