Antonina graminis (Maskell)

Spherococcus graminis Maskell, 1897: 244 .

Chaetococcus graminis Maskell, 1898: 250 .

Antonina graminis (Maskell); Ferris, 1953: 294; Wang, 1982: 127; Tang, 1992: 22; Song & Huang, 1997: 123; Hendricks & Kosztarab, 1999: 103; Wang, 2001: 33; Wu, 2001: 44; Gavrilov, 2003: 207.

Antonina indica Green; Takahashi, 1928: 338; Wang, 1982: 127.

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

Host plants. Cynodon dactylon, Arthraxon hispidus, Digitaria sp. ( Poaceae).

Biology. Living at the base of culms and on rhizomes of its hosts.

Material examined. 3ƤƤ, GUANGDONG: Guangzhou city, on Digitaria sp., 19 Oct. 2011, coll. San-an Wu; 5ƤƤ, GUANGDONG: Guangzhou city, on Arthraxon hispidus, 19 Oct. 2011, coll. San-an Wu; 3ƤƤ, GUANGDONG: Zhaoqing city, on Digitaria sp. 14 Oct. 2011, coll. San-an Wu.