Kussler, A.L., Sabedot, S.M., Garcia, F.R.M., & Peronti, A.L.B.G. 2004 [First record of Pendularia paraguariensis Granara de Willink, 1999 (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Brazil.] Primeiro registro da cochonilha Pendularia paraguariensis Granara de Willink, 1999 (Hemiptera: Coccidae) no Brasil.. Ciencia Rural 34(4): 1231-1233.

Notes: The presence of P. paraguariensis (Hemiptera: Coccidae) was reported for the first time in Brazil in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State (27 deg 05'47"S, 52 deg 37'06"W), attacking Paraguay tea plants (Ilex paraguariensis), from September 2002 to January 2003. 32 other Paraguay tea plantations were inspected and there was no occurrence of this insect. This cochineal can cause degeneration of the branches due to the constant suction of the sap. The contour of the body is rounded oval (2.68 x 2.60 mm) and it has short and robust antennae with seven segments. This species is characterized by the presence and distribution of preopercular pores and hypopygial arrows.