Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell, 1905)

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 lilacinus (Cockerell, 1905)

Pseudococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905: 128.

Pseudococcus tayabanus Cockerell, 1905: 129.

Dactylopius coffeae Newstead, 1908: 37.

Dactylopius crotonis Green, 1911: 35.

Pseudococcus deceptor Betrem, 1937: 54.

Tylococcus mauritiensis Mamet, 1939: 579.

Planococcus lilacinus : Ferris 1950: 164.

Planococcus indicus Avasthi & Shafee, 1987: 38.

Material examined.

Fujian: 2 ♀♀, Zhangzhou City , Zhao’an County, Jinxing Villiage, Annona squamosa , 5.iv.2017, coll. De-yi Yu, Jin-ai Yao & Peng Huang. Guangdong : 5 ♀♀, Heyuan City , Huada Street, Ficus concinna , 10.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 2 ♀♀, Heyuan City , Yanjiang Street, Ficus elastica , 10.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 4 ♀♀, Zhongshan City , Yi Ling Road, Ficus concinna , 7.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang ; 5 ♀♀, Guangzhou City , Bauhinia purpurea , 6.xii.2011, coll. Shao-bin Huang. Guangxi : 2 ♀♀, Chongzuo City , Huashan Road, Lagerstroemia speciosa , 1.v.2017, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao ; 2 ♀♀, Chongzuo City , Pingxiang City, Pingshan Road, Ficus concinna , 1.v.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 1 ♀, Chongzuo City , Jiangzhou District, Bischofia javanica , 29.iv.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 2 ♀♀, Fangchenggang City , Bailu Park, Lagerstroemia speciosa , 26.iv.2017 , Jiang-tao Zhang & Ming Zhao; 5 ♀♀, Hechi City , Chuanshan Town, Citrus sp., 26.vii.2015, coll. Jiang-tao Zhang ; 6 ♀♀, Beihai City , Dongqu Park, Broussonetia papyrifera , 5.v.2015, coll. Qing-song Zhou & Xu-bo Wang. Hainan : 13 ♀♀, Wanning City , Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden, Coffea sp., 2.v.2009, coll. Guo-qi Zhou. Yunnan : 2 ♀♀, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Meng Long Street , Cassia fistula , 13.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Mengla County, host plant unknown, 13.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang & Yao-guang Qin ; 2 ♀♀, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Capparis masaikai , 21.x.2013, coll. Jun Deng & Xu-bo Wang. Zhejiang : 8 ♀♀, Wenling City , Daxi Town, Ficus erecta , 3.vii.2009, coll. Xiao-xiao Wang.

Host plants.

Annonaceae : Annona reticulata , A. squamosa ; Arecaceae : Roystonea oleracea ; Cannabaceae : Celtis sinensis ; Capparaceae : Capparis masaikai ; Combretaceae : Terminalia sp.; Ericaceae : Rhododendron sp.; Euphorbiaceae : Aleurites moluccanus , Codiaeum variegatum , Croton sp., Macaranga sp., M. sinensis , Mallotus japonicus , Melanolepis multiglandulosa ; Fabaceae : Acacia confusa , Bauhinia blakeana , B. purpurea , B. variegata , Cassia fistula , Dalbergia odorifera , Erythrina sp., Tamarindus indica ; Lamiaceae : Callicarpa formosana , Tectona grandis ; Lythraceae : Lagerstroemia indica , L. speciosa ; Malvaceae : Bombax malabarica , Heritiera littoralis , Sterculia foetida ; Moraceae : Artocarpus altilis (= A. incisus ), A. heterophyllus , A. xanthocarpus , Broussonetia papyrifera , Ficus concinna , F. elastica , F. erecta , F. microcarpa ; Myricaceae : Myrica rubra ; Myrtaceae : Psidium guajava , Syzygium jambos , S. samarangense ; Phyllanthaceae : Bischofia javanica , Bridelia sp.; Rubiaceae : Coffea sp., C. arabica , Gardenia jasminoides ; Rutaceae : Citrus sp.; Solanaceae : Solanum violaceum (= S. indicum ); Tamaricaceae : Tamarix chinensis ( Tang 1992; Tsai 2011; Ma et al. 2019; Zhang et al. 2019).

Distribution.

Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang ( Tsai 2011; Gu et al. 2015).

Remarks.

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