Icerya jaihind (Rao)

Unruh, Corinne M. & Gullan, Penny J., 2008, Identification guide to species in the scale insect tribe Iceryini (Coccoidea: Monophlebidae), Zootaxa 1803 (1), pp. 1-106 : 83-84

Icerya jaihind (Rao)

Crypticerya jaihind Rao, 1951b: 148 .

Icerya jaihind (Rao) ; Unruh & Gullan (2008: 41) .

Unmounted material. Adult female covered by wax on dorsum with marginal wax fringes, subequal in length, sometimes considerably longer than body (adapted from Rao, 1951b).

Slide-mounted material. Adult female elongate to oval, 5.2–10.6 mm long, 3.4–6.2 mm wide. Antennae 10 segmented. Eyes, mouthparts and legs as for tribe. Thoracic spiracles as for genus; derm around atrial opening with 5 or 6 simple multilocular pores, each 10–11 µm in diameter, with bilocular or trilocular centre and 6–8 outer loculi. Short hair-like setae completely covering derm, longest forming marginal clusters and clustered around anal opening. Flagellate setae as for genus, longest in clusters around ventral margin and ventral head and thorax. Open-centre pores absent. Ovisac absent. Marsupium absent. Simple multilocular pores, each 10–11 µm in diameter, with bilocular (rarely trilocular) centre and 6–10 outer loculi and appearing stalked in profile, covering dorsal surface. Simple multilocular pores, each 12–13 µm in diameter, with trilocular (rarely quadrilocular) centre and 6–10 outer loculi and appearing stalked with protruding projection visible in profile, forming dense band around margin. Simple multilocular pores, each 10–12 µm in diameter, with thickened outer rim and bilocular or trilocular centre and 4–8 outer loculi, scattered on ventral head and thorax; similar pores with trilocular, quadrilocular or quinquelocular centre and 4–8 outer loculi, scattered on ventral abdomen. Vulva as for genus, surrounded by short hair-like setae and typical multilocular pores, each pore 12–13 µm in diameter, with bilocular centre and 8–12 outer loculi. Cicatrix oval. Abdominal spiracles in 3 pairs. Anal tube as for genus; anal opening as for genus, surrounded by robust hair-like setae and typical pores, each pore 10–12 µm in diameter with bilocular or trilocular centre and 8–10 outer loculi.

Type data. INDIA: Madras, South Kanara District, Mangalore, ex Ficus asperrima (V.P. Rao) ; Cochin State, Nelliampathy Hills, Chandramalai Estate, ex guava [= Psidium guajava ] (V.P.Rao).

Type material. Holotype: ad ♀ ( INPC) . Paratype: ad ♀ ( INPC) .

Material examined. HONG KONG: ad ♀ , HK, Aberdeen Country Park , ex Litsea glutinosa , 8.xii.2003 (J. H. Martin) ( BME, CMU 047 ) ; THAILAND: ad ♀, Prae , Wieng Kosai National Park, ex Streblus asper , 14.iii.2002 (P.S. Cranston) ( BME, CMU036 ) .

Taxonomic notes. Refer to the I. jacobsoni group for discussion of similar species.

We were unable to examine type material of this species. According to Rao (1951b:150), the holotype specimen was collected in Madras and the paratype is from Cochin State. Based on Rao's description, we believe that probably he confused the dorsal and ventral surfaces. On specimens from Hong Kong and Thailand, we found that pores with a bilocular centre were found mostly on the dorsal surface, and pores with a trilocular or quadrilocular centre were found on the ventral surface, which is opposite to what Rao stated .