Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881

Wu, San-An & Wang, Xubo, 2019, A review species of the genus Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in China, Zootaxa 4701 (6), pp. 520-536 : 524

Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881

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Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, Li et al., 2018: 527 .

Material examined. YUNNAN: 16 ♀♀, Baoshan, on unknown plant, 6.xi.2012, coll. Xinlei Huang ; 12 ♀♀, Mengzi, on Duranta repens , 17.iv.2013, coll. Jun Deng, Xubo Wang, & Xu Zhang; 28 ♀♀, Puer, on D. repens , 23–25.iv.2013, coll. Jun Deng, Xubo Wang, & Xu Zhang.

Distribution in China. Fujian, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang ( Li et al. 2018).

Host-plants. Conyaza japonica (Asteraceae) ; Bischofia javanica (Euphobiaceae) ; Cedrus deodara (Pinaceae) ; Pyrus sp. ( Rosaceae ); Hamelia patens (Rubiaceae) and Duranta repens (Verbenaceae) . Among those, Duranta repens is the preferred host ( Li et al. 2018).

Biology. The adult females occur on the branches of the host.

Remarks. This species was identified by comparison with Gimpel et al. (1974) ’s description and illustration. Ceroplastes cirripediformis differs from all other species discussed here from China in possessing clearly capitate dorsal setae. Its waxy test is similar to that of C. rusci , but C. cirripediformis can be easily distinguished from C. rusci by having an antenna with 7 segments and the dorsal pores predominantly trilocular ( C. rusci has an antenna with 6 segments and the dorsal pores predominantly bilocular).

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Live appearances. (1) C. centroroseus Chen, on Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliaceae), Yunnan, Kunming; (2) C. ceriferus (Fabricius), on Diospyros kaki (Ebenaceae), Beijing; (3) C. cirripediformis Comstock, on Duranta repens cv. variegata (Verbenaceae), Yunnan, Xishuangbanna; (4) C. floridensis Comstock, on Cinnamomum japonicum (Lauraceae), Fujian, Yongan; (5) C. japonicus (Green), on Platanus acerifolia (Platanaceae), Beijing; (6) C. kunmingensis (Tang & Xie), on Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliaceae), Yunnan, Dali.