Aonidiella orientalis

Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead, 1894) (Fig. 1B) Material examined. on Ph. dactylifera (Arecaceae). SISTAN-o BALOUCHESTAN: 2♀♀, Chabahar, Pishin (26°01'29.0"N, 61°45'11.7"E, 540 m a.s.l.), 10.ii.1996; 3♀♀, Saravan, Nahook (27°22'31.7"N, 62°19'32.0"E, 1157 m a.s.l.), 25.xi.2011. Remarks. Aonidiella orientalis is a tropical and subtropical species with a cosmopolitan distribution. The species is highly polyphagous and it can attack almost any host except conifers, according to Williams & Watson (1988). In Iran, the species has been recorded on 26 host plant species belonging to 13 plant families (Moghaddam & Watson, 2021).