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Notes: Hosts mentioned include Aspidiotus lounsburyi, Asterolecanium sp. Ceroplastes sp. Chionaspis margaritae, C. natalensis, Coccus hesperidum, Dactylopius sp., Filippia carissae, Hemilecanium sp., Pulvinaria jacksoni, P. mesembryanthemi, Saissetia oleae, S. perseae, S. persimilis and S. subhemisphaerica.