Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)

Coccus oleae Olivier, 1791: 95.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — La Foa County (Nili), 11.VIII.2008, on roots of an unknown plant, C. Mille coll., Rosa C. Henderson det. (NZAC, CXMNC).

PUBLISHED RECORDS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Cohic (1956, 1958a).

DISTRIBUTION IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Grande Terre (La Foa County).

HOST- PLANTS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Annona spp., Citrus spp., Erythrina spp., Ficus spp., Musa sapientum, Olea europea (Mille 2011).

OTHER RECORDS. — Almost cosmopolitan.

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. — Encyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Scutellista caerulea (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

NOTE. — Not rated as a harmful pest species. According to Cohic (1958a), this species was the rarest amongst the Saissetia species in New Caledonia.