Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaues), Li & Wu, 2013: 1295. Material examined. GUANGDONG: 20 ♀♀, Maoming, on Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae), 18.iv.2012, coll. Jun Deng, Haibin Wang & Ying Wang. SICHUAN: 18 ♀♀, Panzhihua, on Ficus virens (Moraceae), 29.iv.2012, coll. Jun Deng, Haibin Li & Ying Wang. YUNNAN: 1 ♀, Puer, on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Palmae), 25.iv.2013, coll. Jun Deng, Xubo Wang & Xu Zhang.

Distribution in China. Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan.

Host-plants. Alstonia scholaris (Apocynaceae); Bischofia javanica (Euphorbiaceae); Ficus concinna, F. microcarpa, F. virens (Moraceae); Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Trachycarpus fortunei (Palmae) .

Remarks. This species was first reported from China by Li & Wu (2013) on Ficus microcarpa and F. virens in Guangdong and Sichuan. Deng et al. (2014) developed a nested PCR method for its rapid and accurate identification. In China, this species is very close to C. xishuangensis Tang & Xie, but differs from the latter by having a cephalic clear area.