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Introduction
Scale insects are important pests of many
crops and are an important group for bio-
diversity studies as well. The scale insect
fauna of Greece is poorly investigated.
According to Lindinger (11), Koroneos (6),
Borchsenius (5), Paloukis (12), Argyriou (1),
Kozar (7), and Kozar et al. (9) and the Scale
net, 143 species have been identified.
However, certain of these species cited in
the literature, require additional study for
confirmation. The present study aimed at
a further investigation of the scale insect
fauna in Greece.
Materials and Methods
The collection surveys were made dur-
ing 2005 in the area of Attica. Microscope
slides were prepared following the meth-
od described by Kosztarab and Kozar
(10). The dry material and the microscope
slides were deposited in the Collection of
the Plant Protection Institute in Budapest,
Hungary and in the Laboratory of Biolog-
ical Control at the Benaki Phytopatholog-
ical Institute in Athens, Greece. During
collection, data such as stage of insect de-
velopment, sex, and host plant were re-
corded.
Results and Discussion
In this collection survey, the following
scale insect species, arranged by family,
were identified:
ORTHEZIIDAE
Newsteadia sussannae Kozar & Foldi, Par-
nitha Mount Athens, 28.10.2005 Gramine-
ae roots, female: It is a new species to the
Greek fauna. It has been earlier reported
only from France - Corsica on forest litter
(8). The genus Newsteadia belongs to the
subfamily Newsteadiinae. Fifty-seven spe-
cies are known at this time from this ge-
nus, of which only four from Europe (8).
MARGARODIDAE
Gueriniella serratulae (F.), Maroussi Ath-
ens, 27.07.2005, Pinus halepensis, female: It
is a new species to the Greek fauna. It is a
common species in the Mediterranean re-
gion on pine trees (2).
Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 1 : 32-34, 2008
New data on the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the
Greek Entomofauna
P.G. Milonas1, F. Kozár2 and D.C. Kontodimas1
Summary Ornamental, greenhouse, cultivated and wild plants were surveyed in 2005 in a study
of Coccoidea fauna in Greece. In this study, thirteen species of scale insects belonging to 12 genera
of 6 families were identified. Four of them, Newsteadia sussannae, Gueriniella serratulae, Antoninella
inaudita, and Chionaspis lepineyi are new records for the scale insect fauna of Greece.
Additional keywords: insect fauna, Coccidae, Diaspididae, Kermesidae, Margarodidae, Ortheziidae,
Pseudococcidae
1 Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoolo-
gy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str.,
GR-145 61 Kifissia (Athens), Greece
2 Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sci-
ences, Budapest P.O. Box 102, H-1525, Hungary