Ceroplastes stellifer ( Westwood, 1871 )

Wu, San-An & Wang, Xubo, 2019, A review species of the genus Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in China, Zootaxa 4701 (6), pp. 520-536 : 532

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scientific name	Ceroplastes stellifer ( Westwood, 1871 )
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Ceroplastes stellifer ( Westwood, 1871) View in CoL

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Vinsonia stellifera (Westwood) View in CoL , Yang, 1982: 183; Tang, 1991: 311; Wong et al., 1999: 17; Wang, 2001: 385.

Ceroplastes stellifer (Westwood) View in CoL , Deng et al. 2014: 278.

Material examined. YUNNAN: 8 ♀♀, Mengla, on Schefflera octophylla (Araliaceae) , 21.x.2013, coll. Jun Deng & Xubo Wang; 2 ♀♀, Mengla, on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) , 22.x.2013, coll. Jun Deng & Xubo Wang.

Distribution in China. Taiwan, Yunnan.

Host-plants. Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) ; Schefflera octophylla (Araliaceae) ; Diospyros discolor (Ebenaceae) ; Garcinia subelliptica (Guttiferae) ; Syzygium samarangense (Myrtaceae) ; Palaquium formosanum (Sapotaceae) ( Fang 1989; Tao et al. 1983).

Biology. Both immature and mature stages live on the lower surfaces of the host-plant.

Remarks. This species was first recorded from Taiwan by Takahashi (1929) on Mangifera indica , and from Yunnan by Deng et al. (2014) on Schefflera octophylla and M. indica . It can be easily distinguished from other Ceroplastes species by the wax cover of the adult female resembling a starfish, and by having 7–11 pairs of setae between the antennae.

References

Deng, J., Li, H. B., Wang, X. B. & Wu, S. A. (2014) Introduction to a new invasive pest, Ceroplastes stellifer (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 51 (1), 278 - 282. [in Chinese]

Fang, Y. W. (1989) Vinsonia stellifera was found on Syzygium samarangense seedling from Taiwan. Plant Quarantine, 3 (6), 457. [in Chinese]

Takahashi, R. (1929) Observation on the Coccidae of Formosa. 1. Report of Government Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Formosa, 40, 1 - 82.

Tang, F. T. (1991) The Coccidae of China. Shanxi United Universities Press, Taiyuan, 377 pp. [in Chinese]

Tao, C. C. C., Wong, C. Y. & Chang, Y. C. (1983) Monograph of Coccidae of Taiwan, Republic of China (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Journal of Taiwan Museum, 36, 57 - 107.

Wang, T. C. (2001) Fauna Sinica (Insecta Vol. 22. Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae, Eriococcidae, Coccidae, Asterolecaniidae, Lecanodiaspididae, Cerococcidae, Aclerdidae). Science Press, Beijing, 610 pp. [in Chinese]

Westwood, J. O. (1871) The Cypripedium scale insect. Gardener's Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 26, 1006.

Wong, C. Y., Chen, S. P. & Chou, L. Y. (1999) Guidebook to Scale Insects of Taiwan. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wufeng, Taichung, 98 pp.

Yang, P. L. (1982) General classification of scale insects in China. Shanghai Science & Technology, Shanghai, 425 pp. [in Chinese]