Natura Croatica
Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 18 No.2
Rod Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti, 1866 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) s posebnim osvrtom na vrstu Pulvinaria hydrangeae Steinweden, 1946 kao novozabilježenu u fauni Hrvatske
Authors: Tatjana Masten Milek, Marija Ivezić, Mladen Šimala
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Abstract
This paper deals with the scale insects Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870), Pulvinaria hydrangeae Steinweden, 1946 and Pulvinaria vitis (Linnaeus, 1758) which were monitored during a four year faunistic investigation (2005–2008) of the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti, 1866 in Croatia. P. hydrangeae is a newly recorded species in Croatia. Distribution (according to the UTM coordinate system) and host plants of these species in Croatia are reported. Some morphological characteristics useful to separate these three species are also given.
Keywords
Pulvinaria floccifera, Pulvinaria hydrangeae, Pulvinaria vitis, distribution, morphology, Croatia

