Howardia biclavis Coccoidea

Howardia biclavis (Comstock) Material studied. Colombia: Valle del Cauca: Caicedonia: Finca El Palmar, 04°17 ′ 56.0 ″ N, 75°53 ′ 00.0 ″ W, 1376 m, 28.x.2008, coll. J. Muñoz, ex avocado cv. ' Papelillo' ('Lorena'), 1 (MECP); Same data except, 31.x.2008, 2 (UVCO), 1 (MECP). Distribution. This species occurs in tropical areas around the world (Miller and Davidson 2005). Remarks. In the present study, H. biclavis was found on twigs of the 'Lorena' cultivar. The mining scale, H. biclavis is highly polyphagous and has been recorded on 41 plant families (Borchsenius 1966).
Published as part of Kondo, Takumasa & Muñoz, Jazmín Adriana, 2016, Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with avocado crop, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Valle del Cauca and neighboring departments of Colombia, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2016 (465) on page 6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645809
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