Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell, 1905)

Pseudococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905: 128.

Pseudococcus tayabanus Cockerell, 1905: 129.

Dactylopius coffeae Newstead, 1908: 37.

Dactylopius crotonis Green, 1911: 35.

Pseudococcus deceptor Betrem, 1937: 54.

Tylococcus mauritiensis Mamet, 1939: 579.

Planococcus lilacinus: Ferris 1950: 164.

Planococcus indicus Avasthi & Shafee, 1987: 38.

Material examined.

Fujian: 2 ♀♀, Zhangzhou City, Zhao’an County, Jinxing Villiage, Annona squamosa, 5.iv.2017, coll. De-yi Yu, Jin-ai Yao & Peng Huang. Guangdong : 5 ♀♀, Heyuan City, Huada Street, Ficus concinna, 10.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Heyuan City, Yanjiang Street, Ficus elastica, 10.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 4 ♀♀, Zhongshan City, Yi Ling Road, Ficus concinna, 7.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 5 ♀♀, Guangzhou City, Bauhinia purpurea, 6.xii.2011, coll. Shao-bin Huang. Guangxi : 2 ♀♀, Chongzuo City, Huashan Road, Lagerstroemia speciosa, 1.v.2017, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao ; 2 ♀♀, Chongzuo City, Pingxiang City, Pingshan Road, Ficus concinna, 1.v.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 1 ♀, Chongzuo City, Jiangzhou District, Bischofia javanica, 29.iv.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 2 ♀♀, Fangchenggang City, Bailu Park, Lagerstroemia speciosa, 26.iv.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 5 ♀♀, Hechi City, Chuanshan Town, Citrus sp., 26.vii.2015, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang ; 6 ♀♀, Beihai City, Dongqu Park, Broussonetia papyrifera, 5.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang. Hainan : 13 ♀♀, Wanning City, Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden, Coffea sp., 2.v.2009, coll. Guo-qi Zhou. Yunnan : 2 ♀♀, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Meng Long Street, Cassia fistula, 13.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, host plant unknown, 13.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Capparis masaikai, 21.x.2013, coll. Jun Deng & Xu-bo Wang. Zhejiang : 8 ♀♀, Wenling City, Daxi Town, Ficus erecta, 3.vii.2009, coll. Xiao-xiao Wang.

Host plants.

Annonaceae: Annona reticulata, A. squamosa; Arecaceae: Roystonea oleracea; Cannabaceae: Celtis sinensis; Capparaceae: Capparis masaikai; Combretaceae: Terminalia sp.; Ericaceae: Rhododendron sp.; Euphorbiaceae: Aleurites moluccanus, Codiaeum variegatum, Croton sp., Macaranga sp., M. sinensis, Mallotus japonicus, Melanolepis multiglandulosa; Fabaceae: Acacia confusa, Bauhinia blakeana, B. purpurea, B. variegata, Cassia fistula, Dalbergia odorifera, Erythrina sp., Tamarindus indica; Lamiaceae: Callicarpa formosana, Tectona grandis; Lythraceae: Lagerstroemia indica, L. speciosa; Malvaceae: Bombax malabarica, Heritiera littoralis, Sterculia foetida; Moraceae: Artocarpus altilis (= A. incisus), A. heterophyllus, A. xanthocarpus, Broussonetia papyrifera, Ficus concinna, F. elastica, F. erecta, F. microcarpa; Myricaceae: Myrica rubra; Myrtaceae: Psidium guajava, Syzygium jambos, S. samarangense; Phyllanthaceae: Bischofia javanica, Bridelia sp.; Rubiaceae: Coffea sp., C. arabica, Gardenia jasminoides; Rutaceae: Citrus sp.; Solanaceae: Solanum violaceum (= S. indicum); Tamaricaceae: Tamarix chinensis (Tang 1992; Tsai 2011; Ma et al. 2019; Zhang et al. 2019).

Distribution.

Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang (Tsai 2011; Gu et al. 2015).

Remarks.

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