Drepanococcus chiton (Green, 1909)

(Figs 4, 5)

Ceroplastodes chiton Green, 1909: 287 .

Diagnosis. Dorsum with preopercular pores present in front of anal plates, plus a few pores present on thorax (Fig. 5C). Venter with multilocular disc-pores frequently present on abdomen, not extending to metathorax (Fig. 5E); antenna 8 segmented, with 4th and 5th segments longer than wide (Fig. 4C).

Material examined. 2 ♀♀, LAOS, Paksong Dist., Champasak Prov., 9.ii.2016, coll. P.P. Soysouvanh, on Annona muricata L. ( Annonaceae).

Hosts. Polyphagous. According to García Morales et al. (2016), D. chiton has been recorded from plants belonging to 20 genera in 14 families. In Laos, it has been recorded on Ficus sp. ( Moraceae) (Suh & Bombay 2015).

Distribution. Mainly known from Oriental Region (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) (Ali 1971; Danzig & Konstantinova 1990; Suh & Bombay 2015).

Economic importance. Ibrahim (1994) noted that D. chiton is a potential pest of carambola ( Averrhoa carambola), which is a commercial fruit mainly in South-East Asia, causing drying of shoots and flower stalks.

Remarks. Drepanococcus chiton is very similar to D. cajani (Maskell) . For a comparison, see the remarks section for D. cajani above.