Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)

Zarkani, Agustin, Ercan, Cansu, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Kaydan, Mehmet Bora, 2023, Studies on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia, with description of a new species and three new country records, Zootaxa 5228 (2), pp. 157-172 : 169

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0B15B8F9-142C-4785-8CD8-D24409FA733E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7532317
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scientific name	Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)
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Material examined. INDONESIA, Sumatra I., Bengkulu Province, Bengkulu city, Muara Bangkahulu, on Saraca asoca (Roxb.) (Fabaceae) , 20 m a.s.l., 03°45′33.0″ S, 102°16′10.1″ E, 10.ii.2019 and 15.iii.2020, coll. A. Zarkani (AZ313), 1 ♀.

Comments. The species is polyphagous on ornamentals and fruits, and has been recorded from 73 plant families and 196 genera ( García Morales et al. 2016). It is cosmopolitan, having been reported from 64 countries ( García Morales et al. 2016). In Indonesia, it has been recorded previously from Irian Jaya ( Williams & Watson 1988; BenDov 1994), Java ( Williams 2004), Kalimantan ( Cox 1989; Ben-Dov 1994), Lombok ( Williams 2004), Sulawesi ( Williams 2004) and Sumatra ( Cox 1989; Ben-Dov 1994; Williams 2004). This is a new species complex of S. asoca .

References

Ben-Dov, Y. (1994) A systematic catalogue of the mealybugs of the world (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Intercept Limited, Andover, 686 pp.

Cox, J. M. (1989) The mealybug genus Planococcus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Bulletin British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 58, 1 - 78.

Garcia Morales, M., Denno, B., Miller, DR., Miller, G. L., Ben-Dov, Y. & Hardy, N. B. (2016) ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Available from: http: // scalenet. info (accessed 18 October 2022)

Williams, D. J. & Watson, G. W. (1988) The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2. The Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). CAB International, Wallingford, 260 pp.

Williams, D. J. (2004) Mealybugs of southern Asia. The Natural History Museum, London. Southdene SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, 896 pp.