Palmaspis phoenicis

Palmaspis phoenicis (Ramachandra Rao, 1922) (Fig. 1A) Material examined. on Ph. dactylifera (Arecaceae). BUSHEHR: 1♀, Riz (28°04'52.2"N, 52°05'41.0"E, 505 m a.s.l.), 28.x.2002; ESFAHAN: 2♀♀, Khur & Biabanak (33°56'23"N, 54°21'29"E), 10.viii.2006; FARS: 1♀, Darab (28°45'32.3"N, 53°59'43.0"E), 10.viii.2006; SOUTH KHORASAN: 4♀♀, Nehbandan (31°32'38.9"N, 60°03'04.6"E), 15.ii.2007; SISTAN-o BALOUCHESTAN: 3♀♀, Iranshahr, Damen (25°09'53.5"N, 61°30'07.6"E), 27.iv.1995; YAZD: 4♀♀, Bafgh (31°35'46.7"N, 55°04'43.0"E), 26.x.1998. Remarks. This species has been recorded on hosts belonging to three plant families Arecaceae, Myrtaceae and Pandanaceae, but it is found only on Ph. dactylifera in Iran. P. phoenicis is distributed in the Palaearctic Region (Egypt, Iraq, Israel and Libya) and the Afrotropical Region (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Sudan) (García Morales et al., 2016).