Review of the family Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Laos Author Choi, Jinyeong Author Soysouvanh, Pheophanh Author Lee, Seunghwan Author Hong, Ki-Jeong text Zootaxa 2018 2018-08-17 4460 1 1 62 journal article 29001 10.11646/zootaXa.4460.1.1 84973bd6-9d66-4172-8f50-2a482edccf2a 1175-5326 1459506 DB841017-698F-4D44-A633-461D350DC984 Drepanococcus chiton ( Green, 1909 ) ( Figs 4 , 5 ) Ceroplastodes chiton Green, 1909 : 287 . Diagnosis. Dorsum with preopercular pores present in front of anal plates, plus a few pores present on thorax ( Fig. 5C ). Venter with multilocular disc-pores frequently present on abdomen, not extending to metathorax ( Fig. 5E ); antenna 8 segmented, with 4th and 5th segments longer than wide ( Fig. 4C ). Material examined. 2 ♀♀, LAOS, Paksong Dist., Champasak Prov., 9.ii.2016 , coll. P.P. Soysouvanh, on Annona muricata L. ( Annonaceae ). Hosts. Polyphagous. According to García Morales et al . (2016) , D. chiton has been recorded from plants belonging to 20 genera in 14 families. In Laos , it has been recorded on Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ) ( Suh & Bombay 2015 ). Distribution. Mainly known from Oriental Region ( India , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand and Vietnam ) ( Ali 1971 ; Danzig & Konstantinova 1990 ; Suh & Bombay 2015 ). Economic importance. Ibrahim (1994) noted that D. chiton is a potential pest of carambola ( Averrhoa carambola ), which is a commercial fruit mainly in South-East Asia, causing drying of shoots and flower stalks. Remarks. Drepanococcus chiton is very similar to D. cajani (Maskell) . For a comparison, see the remarks section for D. cajani above.