Dysmicoccus brevipes

Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893) (Figs 2A–B) Material examined. on the root of Ph. dactylifera (Arecaceae). KHOUZESTAN: 16♀♀, Ahvaz (31°17'18"N, 48°37'35"E), 17.vii.2022, leg. S. Zarghami. Remarks. Dysmicoccus brevipes is distributed in all zoogeographical regions, mainly in the tropical and subtropics (Ben-Dov, 1994). This is one of the most economically important mealybug pests and highly polyphagous, attacking plant species belonging to more than 161 genera placed in 68 families (García Morales et al., 2016). This species was recorded for the first time on the root of Medicago sativa (Fabaceae) in Sistan-o Balouchestan province (Moghadam, 2004). Dysmicoccus brevipes was first recorded from Iran on imported pineapples from Uganda or Kenya (Moghaddam, 1999). Recently, it has been seen on the roots of P. dactylifera, but there is no record of its damage on the palm (Zarghami & Moghaddam, 2023).