An annotated checklist of the scale insects of Iran (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) with new records and distribution data

Abstract A list of scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) of Iran is present based mainly on the literature records since 1902. In total, 13 families and 275 species have been recorded and these are listed along with their locality data and host plants. The families are as follows: Asterolecaniidae, Cerococcidae, Coccidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Kermesidae, Margarodidae, Monophlebidae, Ortheziidae, Phoenicococcidae, Pseudococcidae, Putoidae and Rhizoecidae. The following ten species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Diaspidiotus lenticularis (Lindinger), Diaspidiotus wuenni (Lindinger), Fiorinia proboscidaria Green, Koroneaspis lonicerae Borchsenius, Eriococcus cingulatus Kiritchenko, Eriococcus pamiricus (Bazarov), Eriococcus reynei Schmutterer, Eriococcus sanguinairensis Goux and Eriococcus saxidesertus (Borchsenius) and Porphyrophora victoriae Jashenko.

This present checklist is intended to facilitate access to the most recent data on Iranian Coccoidea for taxonomists and to update the recorded species from Iran. Only records in which Iran is specifically mentioned are cited.
Notes. These are the first records of C. dictyospermi from the plant families Apiaceae and Asparagaceae.
Notes. These are the first records of C. zillae from the plant families Lamiaceae and Rosaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. cocconii from the plant family Rosaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. elaeagni from the plant family Fagaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. pernicosus from the plant family Cucurbitaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. prunorum from the plant family Tamaricaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. slavonicus from the plant family Oleaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of D. transcaspiensis from the plant family Rosaceae.
Notes. These are the first records of F. distinctissima from the plant families Capparaceae and Solanaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of F. proboscidaria from Iran, identified by M. Moghaddam.
Host plants. Unknown plant.

Leucaspis japonicus
Notes. This is the first record of L. japonica from the plant family Buxaceae.
Notes. These are the first records of M. bicuspis from the plant families Amaranthaceae and Sapindaceae.
Notes. This is the first record of M. halli from the plant family Anacardiaceae.

Iran localities. Unknown.
Host plants. Unknown plant.
Notes. This is the first record of P. mckenziei from the plant family Fabaceae.
Notes. These are the first records of P. remaudierei from the plant families Convolvulaceae and Lythraceae.
Host plants. Unknown plant.
Notes. This is the first record of P. longispina from the plant family Tamaricaceae.
Host plants. Unknown plant.
Notes. This is the first record of P. pentagona from the plant family Pinaceae.
Note. This is the first record of S. davatchi from the plant family Rosaceae.
Note. This is the first record of T. balachowskyi from the plant family Amaranthaceae.

Coccidohystrix burumandi
Note. This is the first record of M. hirsutus from the plant family Tamaricaceae.