Planococcus japonicus Cox, 1989

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

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scientific name	Planococcus japonicus Cox, 1989
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Planococcus japonicus Cox, 1989: 37.

Material examined.

Yunnan: 1 ♀, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture , Xiangyun Country, Osmanthus fragrans , 10.vii.2021, coll. Hang Chen & Jiang-tao Zhang ; 6 ♀♀, Qujing City , Malong District, Celtis sp., 7.vii.2019, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang, Kun Hang & Yan Li ; 3 ♀♀, Kunming City , Kunming Yunnan West Mountain, Osmanthus fragrans , 6.vi.2014, coll. Fu-zhong Wu.

Host plants.

Cannabaceae : Celtis sp.; Oleaceae : Osmanthus fragrans ( Pan et al. 2021).

Distribution.

Yunnan.

Remarks.

Good descriptions and illustrations of the adult female can be found in Cox (1989), Williams (2004), and Pan et al. (2021).