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NATURAL ENEMIES ASSOCIATED TO DIASPIDIDAE (HEMIPTERA, STERNORRHYNCHA), ON CITRUS SINENSIS (LINNAEUS) OSBECK, IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

A survey of natural enemies associated to armored scale insects (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) that occur on Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus) Osbeck, in Rio Grande do Sul, was made. Ten species of diaspidids were found, Abgrallaspis cyanophylli (Signoret, 1869) and Acutaspis perseae (Comstock, 1881) are new occurrences of Diaspididae on citric plants in Rio Grande do Sul. From Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883), Cornuaspis beckii (Newstead, 1869), Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, 1881, Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret, 1869) and Insulaspis gloverii (Packard, 1869), 5 species of entomopathogenic fungi were obtained. Fifteen species of coccinellids (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) were found, 9 of which are probably predators of Diaspididae.

KEY WORDS:
Armored scale insects; predators; entomopathogenic fungus; citric plants.

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