Monophlebidae

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 : 45-46

Monophlebidae

Crypticerya jakobsoni (Green, 1913)

see Icerya jacobsoni Green (1913)

Crypticerya undetermined sp. or spp

HK samples provisionally determined as Crypticerya in BMNH, from Alchornea trewioides , Litsea glutinosa and undetermined host. These were initially cautiously placed in Steatococcus prior to its placement as a junior synonym of Crypicerya by Unruh & Gullan (2008a, 2008b).

Drosicha corpulenta (Kuwana, 1902)

Sample collected from Malvaviscus arboreus at TLF was determined by Tang, but the whereabouts of vouchers is not known.

Drosicha frauenfeldi (Karsch, 1877)

Described from HK but host plant was not indicated. Syntypes only males, depository unknown .

Drosicha maskelli (Cockerell, 1902)

Described by Maskell (1897) from HK under a homonym ( Monophlebus burmeisteri ), the replacement name maskelli proposed by Cockerell. Original material was collected from Gardenia florida , with syntypes in USNM. Single HK sample in BMNH, from Citrus reticulata .

Drosicha undetermined sp. or spp. (Fig. 31)

Vouchers in BMNH, mostly single individuals, from Ficus hispida , Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliforus , Schefflera heptaphylla [= S. octophylla ], and undetermined host.

Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas, 1890)

Vouchers in BMNH, from Alchornea trewioides , Aporusa dioica , Bridelia tomentosa , Bridelia sp. , Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum , Ficus hirta , Litsea rotundifolia , Macaranga tanarius and Psychotria asiatica . Reported from HK by Lee & Winney (1981).

Icerya assamensis (Rao, 1951)

Vouchers in BMNH, from Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum , Gnetum luofuense , Litsea glutinosa and Rhodomyrtus sp. Listed by Lee & Winney (1981) as Steatococcus ? assamensis Rao.

Icerya crocea Green (1896)

Samples in BMNH, from Rubus reflexus and Trema orientalis , both at Fung Yuen village (NT).

Icerya formicarum Newstead (1897)

Reported from HK by Tang & Hao (1995) —see ScaleNet.

Icerya jacobsoni Green (1913)

Reported from HK by Tao (1999b) as Crypticerya jakobsoni [sic], without reference to vouchers. Voucher specimen from Citrus sp. in PPRD—see Appendix 4.

Icerya jaihind (Rao, 1951) (cover and title page photograph)

Two samples in BMNH, from Litsea glutinosa and Machilus velutina . Also samples at PPRD, from Artocarpus hypargyreus and Ficus variegata var. chlorocarpa . Single sample from Syzygium jambos due to be deposited in ANIC (P. Gullan, pers. comm.). This species has a spectacular appearance when its secreted woolly “fingers” and dorsal coating are intact—see title page photograph.

Icerya purchasi Maskell (1879)

Vouchers in BMNH, from Cassia surattensis , Casuarina sp. , C. equisetifolia , Citrus limon , C. grandis and Rosa sp. Reported from HK by Lee & Winney (1981).

Icerya seychellarum (Westwood, 1855)

Samples in BMNH, from Bridelia tomentosa , Cinnamomum camphora , Livistona chinensis , Psidium guajava , Syzygium jambos and Trema orientalis . Reported from HK by Lee & Winney (1981).

Icerya undetermined sp. or spp

Two samples in BMNH, from Ficus microcarpa and undetermined host.

Iceryini , undetermined taxon

Small sample in BMNH from Bridelia tomentosa , and much larger sample from undetermined Bridelia sp.

Monophlebus burmeisteri Maskell (1897)

see Drosicha maskelli (Cockerell, 1902)

Steatococcus ? assamensis Rao see Icerya assamensis (Rao, 1951)

Steatococcus spp

see Crypt i cerya spp