–– 5 –– CONTENTS REPORT ON ISSIS-VIII and RELATED ACTIVITIES ........................................ pag. 11 Award to Michael Kosztarab for his contributions to Coccidology. Section 1: GENERAL: KOSZTARAB, M. Status and future of human resources in coccidology....... pag. 19 KOTEJA, J. Fossil coccids do exist................................................................... » 35 MILLER, D.R., BEN-DOV, Y., GIBSON, G.A.P. ScaleNet: a searchable information system on scale insects ................................................. » 37 PORCELLI, F., GARONNA, A.P. A multi-contributors database for all aspects of the biology and control of the Diaspididae ................... » 47 Section 2: SYSTEMATICS AND MORPHOLOGY: BEARDSLEY, J.W. Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell) and two apparently undescribed sibling species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)................................................................................ » 49 COOK, L., GULLAN, P.G. Are the enlarged ducts of Eriococcus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) plesiomorphic? ................... » 59 FONTANA, P, PELLIZZARI, G. On the identity of the genus Lecanopsis Targioni Tozzetti................................................................................ » 67 GHABBOUR, M.W. Descriptions of the first-instar nymphs of three species of Lepidosaphes Shimer and a species of Insulaspis Mamet (Hemiptera: Diaspididae).................................................................. » 73 GILIOMEE, J.H. The Asterolecaniidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of South Africa .................................................................................................. » 85 GULLAN, P.J., COOK, L.G. Are cochineal insects eriococcids?...................... » 91 GULLAN, P.J. Why the taxon Homoptera does not exist ............................... » 101 LAGOWSKA, B. Morphological variation in adult female Coccus hesperidum L. (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) in Poland ......... » 105 LAMBDIN, P.L., JOSHI, P.A. Haemocytes of three scale insect species: Phenacoccus gossypii Townsend & Cockerell, Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti) and Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)................................................. » 113 LIT, I.L. Jr, GULLAN P.J. Comparative morphology of the anal tubercle and associated structures of some lac insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) ........................................................................................... » 119 MAROTTA, S., FRANCO, J.C. Is the genus Lusitanococcus Neves a junior synonym of Cucullococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)?............................................................................... » 127 MAROTTA, S., TRANFAGLIA, A. A new morphological structure on Kermes vermilio (Planchon) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae)............. » 133 PODSIADLO, E. Sexual dimorphism in the first- and second-nymphal instars of Quadraspidiotus zonatus (Frauenfeld) (Hemiptera: Coccinea: Diaspididae)...................................................................... » 139 –– 6 –– PORCELLI, F. Fine morphology of the antennae of Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) ................................................. » 141 STUMPF, F.C., LAMBDIN, P.L. A comparison of the pit scale genera of North and South America (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae) ............................................................................... » 153 TREMBLAY, E., PONZI, R. Ultrastructural observations on symbiont degeneration in the male line of Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)............... » 157 Abstracts: BOHIDAR, K. The taxonomic relationship of some Coccoidea (Hemiptera) based on male characters.................................................................. » 165 CHARLES, J.G., FROUD, K.J., HENDERSON, R.C. Morphological variation in the mealybugs Pseudococcus calceolariae and P. simulans (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)........................................ » 165 COOK, L. Apiomorpha: an extraordinary scale insect genus ......................... » 166 COOK, L., GULLAN, P., TRUEMAN, H. A putative molecular phylogeny of nine scale insect “families” and its implications .............................. » 166 DANZIG, E.M. Some aspects of the taxonomy of Palaearctic mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccinea: Pseudococcidae).......................................... » 166 HENDERSON, R. The structure and function of the test of New Zealand male soft scale insects ....................................................................... » 167 MKRTCHIAN, L.P., SARKISSOV, R.N. Some characteristics of the development of the sex organs in margarodid males. ................... » 167 TRUEMAN, H. Phylogeny of the Margarodidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) using molecular sequences ............................................................... » 168 Section 3: ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND FAUNISTICS: ABD-RABOU, S. Parasitoids attacking the Mediterranean black scale, Saissetia oleae (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on olive in Egypt................ » 169 ABD-RABOU, S. An annotated list of the hymenopterous parasitoids of the Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Egypt, with new records. » 173 ABD-RABOU, S., HANAFI, A., HUSSEIN, N. Notes on the parasitoids of the soft brown scale, Coccus hesperidum (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Egypt .................................................................................................. » 179 ABOU-ELKHAIR, S. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and their parasitoids on ornamental plants in Alexandria, Egypt................... » 185 FRANCO, J.C., MAROTTA, S. A survey of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) in citrus groves in Continental Portugal .............................................................................................. » 191 JANSEN, M.G.M. An annotated list of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of The Netherlands ........................................................ » 197 NUCIFORA, S., WATSON, G.W. Armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) new to Sicily: records and observations . » 207 –– 7 –– ÜLGENTÜRK, S., TOROS, S. Faunistic studies on the Coccidae on ornamental plants in Ankara, Turkey............................................... » 213 ÜLGENTÜRK, S., TOROS, S. Natural enemies of the oak scale Eulecanium ciliatum (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Turkey ...................................... » 219 WILLIAMS, M.L. Scale insect diversity in Central America, with emphasis on the soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae)......................................... » 225 Abstracts: ABDRASHITOVA, N. Dendrophilous coccids (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the walnut-fruit forest area of Kyrgyzstan........................................ » 229 LONGO, S., MAROTTA, S., PELLIZZARI, G., RUSSO, A., TRANFAGLIA, A. A zoogeographical analysis of the Italian scale insect fauna.......... » 229 MALUMPHY, C. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) intercepted on imported plant material and recent introductions in England and Wales.................................................................................................. » 230 ÖNCÜER, C., UYGUN, N., ERKILIÇ, L.B., KARSAVURAN, Y. An annotated list of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from Turkey .............. » 231 UYGUN, N., ÖNCÜER, C., KARACA, I., YOLDAS, Z., SENGONCA, C. An annotated list of the natural enemies of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Turkey................................................... » 231 Section 4: BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL CONTROL: BLUMBERG, D., BEN-DOV, Y., MENDEL, Z. The citriculus mealybug, Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, in Israel: history and present situation.............................................................................................. » 233 KOZÁR, F., MILLER, D.R. Observations on collecting scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) .................................................................... » 243 MENDEL, Z., GROSS, S., STEINBERG, S., COHEN, M., BLUMBERG, D. Trials for the control of the citrus mealybug in citrus orchards by augmentative release of two encyrtid parasitoids ........................... » 251 TAWFIK, M.H., GHABBOUR, M.W. Monitoring California red scale and its aphelinid parasitoid using yellow sticky traps................................. » 267 Abstracts: BEN-YEHUDA, S., HADAR, D., WYSOKY, M., IZHAR, Y., SWIRSKI, E. The importance of oils in the integrated management of the pyriform scale in avocado orchards in Israel .................................................. » 273 SARKISSOV, R.N., MKRTCHIAN, L.P., ZAKHARIAN, V.A. A technique to obtain the eggs of the Ararat cochineal ........................................... » 273 –– 8 –– Section 5: SCALE BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: BOGO, A., WATSON, G.W., MANTLE, P.G., MOTTANA, G.M. Honeydew sugars eliminated by Stigmacoccus sp. nr asper Hempel (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) feeding on leguminous trees in Brazil » 275 GILLANI, W.A., COPLAND, M.J.W. Defensive behaviour of the longtailed mealybug Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) against the brown lacewing Sympherobius fallax Navas (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) ............... » 279 HECKROTH, H.-P., FIALA, B., MASCHWITZ, U. Integration of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the South-East Asian ant-plant (Crematogaster (Formicidae)-Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae)) system................................................................................................. » 287 HEIDARI, M. The intrinsic rate of increase and temperature