A review species of the genus Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in China
Author
Wu, San-An
Author
Wang, Xubo
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-03
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journal article
24749
10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.2
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Ceroplastes cirripediformis
Comstock, 1881
(
Fig. 3
)
Ceroplastes cirripediformis
Comstock,
Li
et al
., 2018: 527
.
Material examined.
YUNNAN
:
16 ♀♀
, Baoshan, on unknown plant,
6.xi.2012
, coll.
Xinlei Huang
;
12 ♀♀
, Mengzi, on
Duranta repens
,
17.iv.2013
, coll. Jun Deng, Xubo Wang, & Xu Zhang;
28 ♀♀
, Puer, on
D. repens
,
23–25.iv.2013
, coll. Jun Deng, Xubo Wang, & Xu Zhang.
Distribution in
China
.
Fujian
,
Guizhou
,
Guangdong
,
Jiangxi
,
Sichuan
,
Yunnan
,
Zhejiang
(
Li
et al.
2018
).
Host-plants.
Conyaza japonica
(Asteraceae)
;
Bischofia javanica
(Euphobiaceae)
;
Cedrus deodara
(Pinaceae)
;
Pyrus
sp. (
Rosaceae
);
Hamelia patens
(Rubiaceae)
and
Duranta repens
(Verbenaceae)
. Among those,
Duranta repens
is the preferred host (
Li
et al.
2018
).
Biology.
The adult females occur on the branches of the host.
Remarks.
This species was identified by comparison with
Gimpel
et al
. (1974)
’s description and illustration.
Ceroplastes cirripediformis
differs from all other species discussed here from
China
in possessing clearly capitate dorsal setae. Its waxy test is similar to that of
C. rusci
, but
C. cirripediformis
can be easily distinguished from
C. rusci
by having an antenna with 7 segments and the dorsal pores predominantly trilocular (
C. rusci
has an antenna with 6 segments and the dorsal pores predominantly bilocular).