Planococcus ficus (Signoret, 1875) Suppl. material 1: fig. S 14 C, D Distribution. Peru: Arequipa, Castilla, Caylloma. Examined material. • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera, 24/07/2019, La Joya (Arequipa), A Llacctas; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera, 15/03/20, Corire-Uraca (Castilla), A Llacctas; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera, 27/08/20, La Joya (Arequipa), A Llacctas; • 2 adult females, ex Vitis vinifera, 22/01/21, El Pedregal-Majes (Caylloma), A Llacctas; • 1 adult female, ex Vitis vinifera, 22/08/2021, La Joya (Arequipa), A Llacctas. Remarks. This is the first report of this species in Peru; it was found on grapes in Arequipa, and was more prevalent in samples from Caylloma (Arequipa). It has been reported on a variety of hosts, especially on grapevines in the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Neotropical regions (Cox 1989).

Published as part of Beltran-Moreno, Maholy, Llacctas, Anali, Huanca, Javier & Evans, Gregory, 2025, A survey of scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) on avocados, olives, and grapes in the Peruvian region of Arequipa, pp. 91-125 in ZooKeys 1257 on pages 91-125, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1257.163722