Abstract

Fam. Lenanidae (Coccidae) belongs to a very specific group of representatives of the class Hexapoda, of the order Homoptera, U / Order Coccoinea.This group of insects is represented by species with very damaging effects in terms of plants on which they parasitize. From our research on the vegetation of the region of Southern Albania for a period of five years among the representatives of the genus Coccus of this family have met only two species: Coccus hesperidum L. dhe  Coccus pseudomagnoliarum  Kuw.. In the paper in question it’s given a general morphological plan of these two species with taxonomic data on each species; is given the variety of plants affected by them and also the negative effects (damages) they cause to vegetation. As presented in this paper, these plant parasites are found in all three plant groups that we have included in the study as: In different citrus, in different fruit trees and also in a considerable variety of ornamental plants. The paper presents a series of data related to the spread of these parasites in different points of the study region as well as a series of other bioecological data

Keywords

Genus Coccus, parasites, contamination, pests, spreads