Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana, 1902)

Zhang, Jiangtao & Deng, Jun, 2023, A study of the mealybug genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae), ZooKeys 1178, pp. 77-95 : 77

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.107354

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D16FCF2E-EEFA-474B-9C78-4AAA3337ADA6

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/72803C68-CD0D-5779-846F-80DAE43E28CF

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scientific name

Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana, 1902)
status

 

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Dactylopius kraunhiae Kuwana, 1902: 55.

Planococcus kraunhiae : Ferris 1950: 168.

Planococcus siakwanensis Borchsenius, 1962a: 586.

Material examined.

Fujian: 2 ♀♀, Nanping City , Jian’ou City, Broussonetia papyrifera , 5.viii.2019, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Kun Huang. Hubei : 11 ♀♀, Jingzhou City , Broussonetia papyrifera , 8.x.2003, coll. San-an Wu. Sichuan : 2 ♀♀, Bazhong City , Pingchang County, Xihuan Street, Ficus concinna , 7.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 9 ♀♀, Nanchong City , Yingshan Country, Waixi Street, Girardinia diversifolia , 3.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 7 ♀♀, Langzhong City , Broussonetia papyrifera , 1.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Mianyang City , Jiangyou City, Taibai Park, Lagerstroemia indica , 29.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 5 ♀♀, Yibin City , Yibin University, Cercis chinensis , 20.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 1 ♀, Neijiang City , Haozikou Road, Ficus virens , 19.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Nanchong City , Yingshan Country, Ficus concinna , 8.x.2003, coll. Ke Zhang. Yunnan : 2 ♀♀, Kunming City , Shilin Yizu Autonomous County, Changhu Town, Bidens pilosa , 11.vii.2019, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang, Kun Huang & Yan Li. Zhejiang : 1 ♀, Lin'an City , Shunxi Town, Citrus reticulata , 10.viii.2008, coll. Jin Liu.

Host plants.

Asteraceae : Bidens pilosa ; Casuarinaceae : Allocasuarina verticillata (= Casuarina stricta ); Dioscoreaceae : Dioscorea sp.; Euphorbiaceae : Macaranga tanarius , Melanolepis multiglandulosa ; Fabaceae : Cercis chinensis , Pueraria lobata ; Lythraceae : Lagerstroemia indica ; Malvaceae : Sterculia foetida ; Moraceae : Artocarpus nitidus (= A. lanceolata ), Broussonetia papyrifera , Ficus concinna , F. virens ; Myrtaceae : Psidium guajava ; Rubiaceae : Coffea arabica ; Rutaceae : Citrus reticulata ; Urticaceae : Girardinia diversifolia ( Tsai 2011; Wang et al. 2018).

Distribution.

Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang ( Tsai 2011).

Remarks.

Good descriptions and illustrations of the adult female can be found in Tu et al. (1988), Cox (1989), and Williams (2004).

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

Ferris, GF, 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. (ser. 5). The Pseudococcidae (Part I). Stanford University Press Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.

Tsai, MY, 2011. Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) of Taiwan. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Entomology College of Bioresources and Agriculture National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China

Tu, WG, Wu, WJ, Lee, PP, 1988. Planococcini of Taiwan (Homoptera: Pseudoccidae). Annual of Taiwan Museum 31: 71 - 101

Wang, YS, Zhou, P, Tian, H, Wan, FH, Zhang, GF, 2018. First record of the invasive pest Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on the Chinese mainland and its rapid identification based on species-specific polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (5): 2120 - 2128, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy223

Williams, DJ, 2004. Mealybugs of southern Asia. The Natural History Museum, London. Southdene SDN. BHD., Kuala Lumpur

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Pseudococcidae

Genus

Planococcus