Planococcus minor (Maskell, 1897)

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 minor (Maskell, 1897)

Dactylopius calceolariae var. minor Maskell, 1897: 322.

Planococcus pacificus Cox, 1981: 48.

Planococcus minor : Cox 1989: 52.

Planococcus psidii Cox, 1989: 62.

Material examined.

Beijing: 4 ♀♀, Beijing world flower Wonderland Park (greenhouse), Saxifraga sp., 7.v.2009, coll. Shan-shan Wang & Wang-mu Deqing ; 4 ♀♀, Beijing world flower Wonderland Park (greenhouse), Fatsia japonica , 7.v.2009, coll. Shan-shan Wang & Wang-mu Deqing ; 4 ♀♀, Beijing Botanical Garden (greenhouse), Codiaeum sp., 28.ix.2008, coll. Shan-shan Wang & Wang-mu Deqing ; 4 ♀♀, Beijing Forestry University (greenhouse), Sanchezia speciosa , 28.ix.2008, coll. Shan-shan Wang & Wang-mu Deqing. Guangdong : 4 ♀♀, Zhanjiang City , Mangifera indica , 12.vi.2010, coll. Yan-biao He. Hainan : 1 ♀, Haikou City , Mussaenda philippica , 6.iv.2015, coll. Bo Cai. Shanghai : 7 ♀♀, Jatropha curcas , 9.xii.2010, coll. Ying Xu. Yunnan: 3 ♀♀, Ruili City , Jiegao, Albizia julibrissin , 23.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 1 ♀, Puer City , Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Canna coccinea , 18.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Mengla County, Menglun town, Codiaeum variegatum , 15.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Mengla County, Menglun Town, Costus comosus var. bakeri , 15.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 1 ♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Mengla County, Codiaeum variegatum , 13.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Jinghong City, Mengbang Road, Ixora chinensis , 5.iv.2014, coll. Qing-tao Wu & Xiu-wei Liu ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Mengla County, Menglun Town, Fagraea ceilanica , 23.x.2013, coll. Fang Yu, Jun Deng, Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 3 ♀♀, Jinghong City , Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Coffea sp., 24.ix.2012, coll .?; 10 ♀♀, Jinghong City , Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Hevea brasiliensis , 25.viii.2011, coll. Jin-qiang Wang ; 4 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Coffea sp., 20.x.2008, coll. Kai-ping Ji ; 6 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Coffea arabica , 6.iv.2008, coll. Jin Liu, San-an Wu & Shan-shan Wang ; 4 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Bidens pilosa , 1.iv.2008, coll. Jin Liu, San-an Wu & Shan-shan Wang ; 4 ♀♀, Jinghong City , Hevea brasiliensis , ix.2007, coll. Zhong-hua Wu ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Hevea brasiliensis , 4.vii.2006, coll. Zhong-hua Wu ; 6 ♀♀, Jinghong City , Hevea brasiliensis , 2006, coll. Zhong-hua Wu.

Host plants.

Acanthaceae : Andrographis paniculata , Dicliptera chinensis , Pachystachys lutea , Sanchezia speciosa ; Altingiaceae : Liquidambar formosana ; Amaranthaceae : Achyranthes aspera var. indica , Celosia argentea ; Amaryllidaceae : Hippeastrum equestre ; Anacardiaceae : Mangifera indica , Pistacia chinensis ; Annonaceae : Annona sp., A. squamosa ; Apocynaceae : Adenium obesum , Asclepias fruticosa , Catharanthus roseus , Hoya carnosa ; Araceae : Anthurium scherzerianum , Colocasia esculenta , Dieffenbachia picta ; Araliaceae : Fatsia japonica , Polyscias fruticosa , Schefflera odorata ; Arecaceae : Chrysalidocarpus lutescens , Hyophorbe amaricaulis , Livistona chinensis ; Asparagaceae : Agave americana , Cordyline fruticosa , Dracaena surculosa , Hosta plantaginea ; Aspleniaceae : Asplenium nidus ; Asteraceae : Artemisia princeps , Bidens chilensis , B. pilosa , Chrysanthemum indicum , Crassocephalum crepidioides , Dahlia hybrida , Emilia sonchifolia , Gaillardia pulchella , Gynura bicolor , Lactuca sativa , Mikania cordata , Wedelia chinensis ; Balsaminaceae : Impatiens walleriana ; Bignoniaceae : Pyrostegia venusta , Tabebuia rosea ; Boraginaceae : Cordia dichotoma , Ehretia microphylla , Messerschmidia argentea ; Cactaceae : Mammillaria elongata ; Cannaceae : Canna coccinea , C. indica ; Convolvulaceae : Ipomoea aquatica , I. batatas ; Costaceae : Costus comosus var. bakeri ; Cucurbitaceae : Cucurbita moschata , Luffa cylindrica ; Cyperaceae : Cyperus papyrus ; Dioscoreaceae : Dioscorea sp.; Dipterocarpaceae : Parashorea chinensis ; Ebenaceae : Diospyros kaki , D. philippensis ; Euphorbiaceae : Acalypha hispida , Aleurites fordii , Codiaeum sp., C. variegatum , Euphorbia pulcherrima , Hevea brasiliensis , Jatropha curcas , Macaranga tanarius , Mallotus japonicus , Manihot esculenta , Melanolepis multiglandulosa ; Fabaceae : Acacia confusa , Albizia julibrissin , Arachis sp., Bauhinia variegata , Calliandra surinamensis , Cassia alata , Centrosema pubescens , Erythrina variegata , Indigofera suffruticosa , Mimosa pudica , Phaseolus vulgaris , Pongamia pinnata , Pueraria lobata , Sophora tomentosa , Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis ; Gentianaceae : Fagraea ceilanica ; Lamiaceae : Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum , C. paniculatum , C. trichotomum , Leonurus heterophyllus , Mentha canadensis , Perilla frutescens , Salvia plebeia ; Liliaceae : Lilium sp.; Lythraceae : Punica granatum , Rotala sp.; Magnoliaceae : Michelia figo ; Malpighiaceae : Malpighia glabra ; Malvaceae : Abutilon indicum , Bombax malabarica , Corchorus capsularis , Hibiscus rosa-sinensis , H. sabdariffa , H. tiliaceus ; Moraceae : Artocarpus heterophyllus , Broussonetia papyrifera , Ficus sp., F. benjamina , F. elastica , F. macrocarpa , F. superba var. japonica , Morus alba , M. australis ; Myrtaceae : Melaleuca leucadendra , Psidium guajava , Syzygium samarangense ; Orchidaceae : Cymbidium sp., Paphiopedilum sp.; Oxalidaceae : Oxalis corymbosa ; Pandanaceae : Pandanus amaryllifolius ; Passifloraceae : Passiflora edulis ; Phyllanthaceae : Bischofia javanica , Breynia officinalis , Bridelia tomentosa , Phyllanthus amarus ; Pinaceae : Pinus morrisonicola ; Piperaceae : Piper nigrum ; Poaceae : Miscanthus floridulus ; Portulacaceae : Portulaca pilosa ; Rhamnaceae : Rhamnaceae ; Rosaceae : Pyrus serotina ; Rubiaceae : Coffea sp., C. arabica , Gardenia jasminoides , Ixora chinensis , Mussaenda philippica ; Rutaceae : Clausena excavata , C. lansium , Citrus maxima ; Sapindaceae : Dimocarpus longan (= Euphoria longana ); Saxifragaceae : Saxifraga sp.; Solanaceae : Atropa belladonna , Brunfelsia uniflora , Datura metel , D. suaveolens , Solanum diphyllum , S. indicum , S. tuberosum ; Theaceae : Camellia sp.; Vitaceae : Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ; Zingiberaceae : Hedychium coronarium ( Martin and Lau 2011; Tsai 2011; Wang et al. 2016; Lin et al. 2019; Lu et al. 2021).

Distribution.

Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hongkong, Macao, Shanghai, Taiwan, Yunnan ( Martin and Lau 2011; Tsai 2011; Lu et al. 2021).

Remarks.

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