Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 0259-9996 39 4 2020 02 20 First record of two invasive scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae & Pseudococcidae) attacking ornamental plants in Iran اولین گزارش دو گونه شپشک گیاهی مهاجم (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae & Pseudococcidae) از ایران 383 391 121077 10.22117/jesi.2020.341591.1360 EN M. Moghaddam Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Nematian Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2020 01 18 Two invasive scale insects: <em>Aspidiotus</em> <em>hedericola</em> Leonardi (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) and <em>Planococcus kraunhiae</em> (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) have been recorded for the first time in Iran. Both probably arrived by the ornamental plants without quarantine inspections. The diagnostic characters, the illustrations based on slide-mounted characters and field characters of the adult females are presented. In addition, the dichotomous keys to species of <em>Aspidiotus</em> Bouchéand <em>Planococcus</em> Ferris in Iran are provided. دو گونه شپشک گیاهی مهاجم (Hemiptera: Coccomorha: Diaspididae) <em>Aspidiotus hedericola </em>Leonardi  و <em>Planococcus kraunhiae </em>(Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) برای اولین بار از ایران گزارش می ­شود. احتمال داده می­ شود، هر دو گونه، توسط گیاهان زینتی بدون اعمال مقررات قرنطینه­ای وارد شده­اند. صفات تشخیصی، ترسیم ­ها بر اساس حشرات ماده بالغ ارایه شده است. علاوه بر آن، کلید تشخیص گونه­ های هر دو جنس <em>Aspidiotus</em> Bouché و <em>Planococcus</em> Ferris در ایران تهیه شده است. https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_121077_31dac323f63d9c4393c84db2f79f2949.pdf