Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana, 1902)

Zhang, Jiangtao & Deng, Jun, 2023, A study of the mealybug genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae), ZooKeys 1178, pp. 77-95 : 77

Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana, 1902)

Dactylopius kraunhiae Kuwana, 1902: 55.

Planococcus kraunhiae : Ferris 1950: 168.

Planococcus siakwanensis Borchsenius, 1962a: 586.

Material examined.

Fujian: 2 ♀♀, Nanping City , Jian’ou City, Broussonetia papyrifera , 5.viii.2019, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Kun Huang. Hubei : 11 ♀♀, Jingzhou City , Broussonetia papyrifera , 8.x.2003, coll. San-an Wu. Sichuan : 2 ♀♀, Bazhong City , Pingchang County, Xihuan Street, Ficus concinna , 7.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 9 ♀♀, Nanchong City , Yingshan Country, Waixi Street, Girardinia diversifolia , 3.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 7 ♀♀, Langzhong City , Broussonetia papyrifera , 1.viii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Mianyang City , Jiangyou City, Taibai Park, Lagerstroemia indica , 29.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 5 ♀♀, Yibin City , Yibin University, Cercis chinensis , 20.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 1 ♀, Neijiang City , Haozikou Road, Ficus virens , 19.vii.2014, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Nanchong City , Yingshan Country, Ficus concinna , 8.x.2003, coll. Ke Zhang. Yunnan : 2 ♀♀, Kunming City , Shilin Yizu Autonomous County, Changhu Town, Bidens pilosa , 11.vii.2019, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang, Kun Huang & Yan Li. Zhejiang : 1 ♀, Lin'an City , Shunxi Town, Citrus reticulata , 10.viii.2008, coll. Jin Liu.

Host plants.

Asteraceae : Bidens pilosa ; Casuarinaceae : Allocasuarina verticillata (= Casuarina stricta ); Dioscoreaceae : Dioscorea sp.; Euphorbiaceae : Macaranga tanarius , Melanolepis multiglandulosa ; Fabaceae : Cercis chinensis , Pueraria lobata ; Lythraceae : Lagerstroemia indica ; Malvaceae : Sterculia foetida ; Moraceae : Artocarpus nitidus (= A. lanceolata ), Broussonetia papyrifera , Ficus concinna , F. virens ; Myrtaceae : Psidium guajava ; Rubiaceae : Coffea arabica ; Rutaceae : Citrus reticulata ; Urticaceae : Girardinia diversifolia ( Tsai 2011; Wang et al. 2018).

Distribution.

Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang ( Tsai 2011).

Remarks.

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