Crypticerya genistae (Hempel)

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 79

* Crypticerya genistae (Hempel) ( Fig. 1 , G)

Occurs in the USA (Florida), Brazil and Guadeloupe, and introduced to West Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 19 families, with a strong preference for Asteraceae and Fabaceae , and to a lesser degree Euphorbiaceae .

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay and Mt Pimard (widespread, common and frequently abundant), on? Acacia and Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) , Asteraceae , and many other unidentified woody and herbaceous plants, 19-28.viii.2013 .

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FIGURE 1. Examples of scale insect pests in Saint Lucia. A, Ceroplastes stellifer; B, Philephedra broadwayi on soursop; C, Duplachionaspis divergens on grass; D, Fiorinia proboscidaria on lime; E, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli on oleander; F, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona; G, Crypticerya genistae; H, Insignorthezia insignis; I, Lepidosaphes tokionis on croton; J, Pinnaspis strachani on soursop; K, Praelongorthezia praelonga on sea grape; L, Ferrisia dasylii on croton; M, Ferrisia virgata and other mealybugs on sugar apple; N, Nipaecoccus nipae on palm; O, Planococcus minor on croton. © C. Malumphy, except B, D, F, FERA