Judul: Species, Distribution, And Host Plants Of Scale Insects, Family Monophlebids (Hemiptera) In Indonesia
Abstrak: Kutu sisik termasuk dalam Superfamili Coccoidea, Ordo Hemiptera, termasuk Famili Monophlebidae. Penelitian tentang berbagai aspek kutu sisik di Indonesia relatif sedikit, meskipun sebagian menjadi hama penting pertanian. Genus Icerya merupakan salah satu kutu sisik yang banyak dikenal sebagai hama pertanian. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengumpulkan informasi terkini mengenai spesies, persebaran, dan tanaman inang serangga Famili Monophlebidae yang telah dilaporkan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan ‘review’ dengan menggunakan data sekunder melalui tahapan pengumpulan data, analisis informasi yang diperoleh, penfasiran hasil, dan pembahasan serta kesimpulan. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, terdapat 26 spesies serangga kutu sisik Famili Monophlebidae di Indonesia. Spesies kutu sisik yang paling beragam dalam famili ini dilaporkan dari Pulau Jawa, yaitu sebanyak 15 spesies, diikuti Papua delapan spesies, Sumatra tujuh spesies, Sulawesi lima spesies, Kalimantan tiga spesies, serta Bali dan Nusa Tenggara Timur masing-masing satu spesies. Icerya purchasi merupakan salah satu spesies kutu sisik Famili Monophlebidae terpenting karena bersifat sangat polifag dan sebaran di Indonesia sangat luas dibanding spesies lainnya. Terdapat tiga spesies endemik dari wilayah Papuayaitu Etropera papuensis, Monophlebulus enarotalicus, dan M. gressitti. Meskipun kutu sisik Famili Monophlebidae penting dalam pertanian, namun keanekaragaman dan tanaman inang di Indonesia masih kurang dieksplorasi., Scale insects belong to the Superfamily Coccoidea, Order Hemiptera, and Family Monophlebidae. Despite the importance of some species as agricultural pests, research on various aspects of scale insects in Indonesia is relatively scarce. The genus Icerya is among the well-known agricultural pests within scale insects. This study aims to gather current information regarding the species, distribution, and host plants of insects in the Family Monophlebidae reported in Indonesia. This review utilizes secondary data through stages of data collection, analysis, interpretation of results, discussion, and conclusions. Based on the data obtained, there are 26 species of scale insects in the Family Monophlebidae reported in Indonesia. The most diverse species of scale insects in this family are found on the island of Java, with 15 species, followed by Papua with eight species, Sumatra with seven species, Sulawesi with five species, Kalimantan with three species, and Bali and East Nusa Tenggara each with one species. Icerya purchasi is one of the most important species of scale insects in the Family Monophlebidae due to its highly polyphagous nature and wide distribution in Indonesia compared to other species. There are three endemic species from the Papua region: Etropera papuensis, Monophlebulus enarotalicus, and M. gressitti. Although scale insects in the Family Monophlebidae are important in agriculture, their diversity and host plants in Indonesia remain underexplored.
Keyword: Pertanian, Agriculture, Coccoidea, hama tanaman, spesies endemik, endemic species, insect pests, Monophlebidae, Icerya