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.