Table 1. Diaspididae of Espírito Santo (ES), Brazil: this study (2003–2006) and previous records
| Diaspidid Species, local name | Host Plants | Hosts in Espírito Santo (local name)1 | Geographic distribution; Note2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abgrallaspis cyanophylli (Signoret) | Polyphagous | Cactaceae; Cocos nucifera, fruit (coco); Dypsis lutescens (palmeira areca); Myrciaria jaboticaba (jaboticaba); Vitis vinifera (videira) | Cosmopolitan |
| Aonidiella comperei McKenzie | Polyphagous | Carica papaya (mamão), 24 | Widespread; Martins et al. 2004 |
| Aspidiotus destructor Signoret, cochonilha-do-coqueiro | Polyphagous | Arecaceae, leaf; Cocos nucifera, fruit (coco) | Cosmopolitan |
| Aspidiotus nerii Bouche | Polyphagous | Rosa sp., stem (roseira) | Cosmopolitan |
| Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead | Lauraceae and few other species | Mangifera indica, fruit (manga), 2 | Widespread |
| Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus), cabeça-de-prego | Polyphagous | Dracaena marginata (dracaena) | Cosmopolitan |
| Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan), cabeça-de-prega-rosa | Polyphagous | Clusia fluminensis; Ficus benjamina (ficus ornamental), 2; Arecaceae; Rosa sp., stem | Widespread; New host: Clusia |
| Costalimaspis eugeniae Lepage | Eugenia sp. (pitanga), Siphoneugena reitzii | unknown, not collected in the present study | Brazil Claps et al. 1999 |
| Diaspidiotus ancylus (Putnam) | Polyphagous | Psidium guajava (goiabeira) | Widespread; New host: Myrtaceae |
| Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret | Polyphagous | Ananas comosus, leaf (abacaxi), 7 | Cosmopolitan |
| Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner), cochonilha-da-cana | Polyphagous | Ananas comosus, leaf (abacaxi), 7; Orchidaceae | Widespread |
| Fiorinia fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti) | Polyphagous | Murraya paniculata (murta); Laurus nobilis (louro) | Cosmopolitan; New host: Murraya |
| Furcaspis biformis (Cockerell) | Bromeliaceae, Orchidaceae | Orchidaceae, leaf | Widespread |
| Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret), cochonilha-armarela | Polyphagous | Azadirachta indica, stem, seedling | Cosmopolitan; Claps et al. 1999 |
| Hemiberlesia palmae (Cockerell) | Polyphagous | Citrus reticulata, leaf (tangerina) | Widespread; New host: Citrus reticulata |
| Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret) | Polyphagous | Chamaedorea erumpens; Dietes bicolor (moréia), 2; Davallia fejeensis (renda portuguesa) | Cosmopolitan (Claps et al. 2001); New host: Davalliaceae |
| Melanaspis smilacis (Comstock) | Polyphagous | Ananas comosus, leaf (abacaxi), 5 | Widespread |
| Odonaspis ruthae Kotinsky | Gramineae and few other species | Cymbopogon sp., leaf (citronella) | Cosmopolitan |
| Parlatoria cinerea Hadden | Rutaceae and few other species | Citrus paradisi, fruit (pomelo) | Pantropical |
| Parlatoria pergandii Comstock | Polyphagous | Ficus sp., leaf | Cosmopolitan |
| Parlatoria proteus (Curtis) | Polyphagous | Euphorbia milii, leaf (coroa de Cristo); Ficus benjamina (figueira); Schefflera arboricola, leaf, 2; unidentified plant | Cosmopolitan; New host: Euphorbia |
| Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret) | Polyphagous | Citrus sinensis (laranja, laranja lima), 2; Citrus reticulata (tangerina ponkan) | Cosmopolitan; New host: Citrus reticulata |
| Pinnaspis buxi (Bouché) | Polyphagous | Cordyline terminalis (dracena-vermelha); Dietes bicolor (moréia), 2; Sida sp. (guaxuma) | Cosmopolitan; New host: Sida |
| Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) | Polyphagous | Artocarpus heterophyllus fruit (jaca); unidentified weed (carrapicho); Chamaedorea erumpens; Citrus sinensis, fruit, leaf (laranja lima); Mangifera indica, fruit (manga) | Cosmopolitan; New host: Chamaedorea |
| Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis (Green) | Polyphagous | Coffea canephora, 2; Ixora coccinea (ixora); Murraya paniculata (murta); Nerium oleander (espirradeira rosa); Laurus nobilis (louro) | Widespread; New host: Coffea canephora |
| Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti) | Polyphagous | Passiflora edulis, stem (maracujá armarelo), 2 | Cosmopolitan |
| Pseudischnaspis bowreyi (Cockerell) | Polyphagous | Myrtaceae | Nearctic, Neotropical |
| Pseudoparlatoria argentata Hempel | Polyphagous | unidentified plant (erva de passarinho) | Neotropical |
| Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides (Comstock) | Polyphagous | Myrciaria jaboticaba (jaboticaba) | Widespread |
| Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgan), cochonilha-pardinha | Polyphagous | Ligustrum sp., leaf (alfeneiro), 2; Passiflora edulis (maracujá amarelo); Citrus sp.; Citrus sinensis (lima da Pérsia), 4; Labramia bojeri (abricó da praia), 2 | Cosmopolitan; New host: Labramia |
| Unaspis citri (Comstock) | Polyphagous | Citrus sinensis; Citrus reticulata, (tangerina), 2 | Widespread |