Diaspididae

Martin, Jon H. & Lau, Clive S. K., 2011, The Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha (Insecta) of Hong Kong, China-an annotated inventory citing voucher specimens and published records, Zootaxa 2847, pp. 1-122 : 37

Diaspididae — Aspidiotinae

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli (Signoret, 1869)

Single sample in BMNH, from Maesa perlarius at Magazine Gap Road, HK Island.

Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)

Two samples in BMNH, from Citrus paradisi and Schefflera heptaphylla [= S. octophylla ].

Aonidiella citrina (Coquillett, 1891)

Single sample in BMNH, from Schefflera heptaphylla [= S. octophylla ] on HK Island.

Aonidiella inornata McKenzie (1938)

Single sample in BMNH, from Podocarpus macrophyllus in the Castle Peak area. The slide labels note that this population was “causing extensive damage”.

Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead, 1894)

Two samples in BMNH, both from Carica papaya . The earlier sample, from Wu Kwai Sha and sent by Hill in 1976, is probably the source of Lee & Winney’s (1981) report; the later sample was from Mong Tseng village (NT) in 2003.

Aspidiotus destructor Signoret (1869)

Two samples in BMNH, from Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Mid Levels, HK Island) and from the rare and localised medicinal plant Asarum hongkongense (gallery forest, Lantau Island).

Aspidiotus excisus Green (1896)

Two samples in BMNH, from Murraya paniculata at Yuen Long (NT) and Duranta erecta at Tai Po Headland (NT).