Three new species of armoured scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from Iran
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1Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, P.O. Box 19395-1454, Iran. . moghadam@iripp.ir.
Abstract:
Three new species of armoured scale insect from Iran, namely Cryptoparlatoreopsis kermanensis sp. n., Diaspis quercus sp. n., and Hemiberlesia uramanica sp. n. are described and illustrated, based on morphology of the adult female. Identification keys to the world species of Cryptoparlatoreopsis and to the Iranian species of Diaspis and Hemiberlesia are provided.
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