Coccus hesperidum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Choi, Jinyeong & Lee, Seunghwan, 2018, Review of the genus Coccus Linnaeus from Korea, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae), ZooKeys 734, pp. 121-135 : 125-126

Coccus hesperidum (Linnaeus, 1758) Fig. 3 A–F

Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758: 455.

Material examined.

Adult female: Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 09.iv.2014, coll. J.Y. Choi, on Orchidaceae sp., 5♀♀; Sinhyo-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, 14.ix.2014, coll. J.Y. Choi, on Asplenium antiquum Makino ( Aspleniaceae ), 5♀♀; Sinbuk-eup, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 31.v.2015, coll. J.Y. Choi, on Heteropanax fragrans (Roxb.) ( Araliaceae ), 5♀♀; Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 06.vi.2015, on same host, 5♀♀; Songhyeon-dong, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 07.vi.2015, on same host, 5♀♀; Guseo-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 07.vi.2015, on Ficus benghalensis L., 5♀♀.

Diagnosis.

Adult females in life (Fig. 3 A–F) highly variable in body color and pigment pattern, but usually dorsum pale yellowish to brownish, with black or brown spots; dermal areolations present; dorsal tubercles present; dorsal tubular ducts present or absent; dorsal setae with sharply pointed apices; marginal setae usually with pointed, bifid or fimbriate apices; multilocular disc-pores usually with ten loculi; ventral tubular ducts with a narrow inner ductule, few present around meso- and procoxa, and anal plates; antennae each 7-segmented; legs each with a tibio-tarsal articulatory sclerosis.

Host plant. Recorded from 346 genera in 121 families ( García-Morales et al. 2016). For Korean records, see Paik (1978).

Distribution.

Known from all zoogeographical regions ( García-Morales et al. 2016).