Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 74

Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret — Boisduval scale

Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous feeding on plants in 38 families; a pest of orchids and woody ornamental plants, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Arecaceae) and Dypsis lutescens ).

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay (widespread), on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens , Cocos nucifera and unidentified palms, 16–27.viii.2013 .