Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Twenty-seven species of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) are newly recorded from Espírito Santo, Brazil, and information on the host plants and geographic distribution of the 31 species of Diaspididae that have been identified in the State is provided. New plant host records are reported for 11 of the diaspidid species studied and results are discussed with respect to development of agriculture in this and similar areas with objectives of modernization and diversification.

First records of two mealybug species in Brazil and new potential pests of papaya and coffee.

Five mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) plant pest species: Dysmicoccus grassii (Leonardi), Ferrisia malvastra (McDaniel), Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell), Phenacoccus tucumanus Granara de Willink, and Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius are recorded for the first time in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. These are the first records of D. grassii in Brazil, from papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae), and from coffee (Coffea canephora, Rubiaceae). Ferrisia malvastra is also newly recorded in Brazil, where it was found on Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae). Ferrisia virgata was collected from an unidentified weed and Phenacoccus tucumanus from Citrus sp. (Rutaceae). Plotococcus capixaba Kondo was found on pitanga ( Eugenia cf. pitanga, Myrtaceae) and Pseudococcus elisae on Coffea canephora , which are new host records for these mealybugs.

Occurrence of the green leafhopper of papaya, Solanasca bordia (Langlitz) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Brazil

This article reports the presence of the green leafhopper of papaya, Solanasca bordia (Langlitz) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on papaya, based on a survey of commercial papaya orchards in Espírito Santo, in six municipalities, in 2001/2002 (Linhares, Jaguaré, Sooretama, Pinheiros, Vitória e Serra).

Neste artigo é relatada no mamoeiro a espécie de cigarrinha verde do mamoeiro, Solanasca bordia (Langlitz) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), resultado de um levantamento realizado em lavouras comerciais de mamão em seis localidades do Espírito Santo, em 2001/2002 (Linhares, Jaguaré, Sooretama, Pinheiros, Vitória e Serra).

New record of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) as pests of papaya in Brazil / Novo registro de Cochonilhas (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) como pragas do mamoeiro no Brasil

É registrada pela primeira vez a ocorrência de Coccus hesperidum L., 1758 e Aonidiella comperei McKenzie, 1937 em mamoeiro no estado do Espírito Santo e de A. comperei e Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgan, 1889) em mamoeiro no estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Destaca-se que oregistro de A. comperei e S. articulatus é o primeiro em mamoeiro no Brasil e o de S. articulatus é o primeiro registro em mamoeiro no mundo.

The occurrence of Coccus hesperidum L., 1758 and Aonidiella comperei McKenzie,1937 was registered for the first time on papaya in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Also A. comperei and Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgan, 1889) were registered on papaya in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. This is the first record of A. comperei and S. articulatus on papaya in Brazil, and the first record of S. articulatus on papaya in the world.

First record of Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on Carica papaya L. in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil / Primeiro registro de Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) em Carica papaya L. no Espírito Santo

Foram realizados levantamentos para identificar as moscas-brancas que ocorrem em mamoeiro no estado do Espírito Santo. É registrada pela primeira vez a presença da espécie de mosca-branca Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) no Espírito Santo, em mamoeiro de seis localidades dos municípios de Sooretama e Linhares nos períodos de outubro a dezembro de 2002 e junho de 2003.

Surveys were conducted to identify whitefly pests of papaya in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The whitefly species Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) is reported for the first time in the state, where it was found on papaya at six locations in Sooretama and Linhares municipalities in October to December 2002 and June 2003.