Valid Names Results

Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935 (Coccidae: Ceroplastes)

Nomenclatural History

• Ceroplastes ceriferus; Green 1921b: 259. misidentification
• Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green 1935: 180. Type data: SRI LANKA: on undetermined plant, and INDIA: on Azidarachta indica and Diospyros montana.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
• Ceroplastes pseudoceriferous; Kakoti, et al. 2022: 7. misspelling of genus name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 51 | Genera: 96

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• JoshiBhPo2021: pp.568 ( Adult (F) ) [Indian species of Ceroplastes]
• WuWa2019: pp.521 ( Adult (F) ) [Ceroplastes in China]
• FetykoKo2012: pp.293 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Ceroplastes in the Palaearctic Region based on slide-mounted adult females]
• Tang1991: pp.297 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• TaoWoCh1983: pp.93 ( Adult (F) ) [Taiwan]
• Beards1966: pp.480 ( Adult (F) ) [Micronesia]

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Ceroplasinae (Choi & Lee, 2019) C. pseudoceriferus most nearly resembles C. ceriferus, but can be distinguished from the latter species by following characters: C. pseudoceriferus has about 40 marginal bristle-shaped setae between the anterior stigmatic furrows; about 10 such setae between each anterior and posterior stigmatic furrow; and about 130 stigmatic setae laterad of each stigmatic furrow. Whereas, C. ceriferus possesses about 10 marginal bristle-shaped setae between the anterior stigmatic furrows; about 3 such setae between each anterior and posterior stigmatic furrow; and about 54 stigmatic setae laterad of each stigmatic furrow. In addition, Lee, et al. used the 543 base pair DNA barcode region of the COI for the discrimination of allied species, C. ceriferus and C. pseudoceriferus. The alignment of their sequences showed 25 base-pair mismatch positions and the COI divergence was 4.6%. Deng, et al. (2012) determined DNA COI barcoding sequences for six Chinese Ceroplastes species. Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus generated a distinct COI sequence. GenBank Accessions JQ795609-JQ795722. 28S DNA sequences: GenBank Accessions JQ795495-JQ795608.
• Structure: Toki et al. (1999) isolated a new sesterpene from the wax test. See colour photograph in Wong et al. 1999.
• Biology: Sankaran (1959) reported this species as univoltine in India (Banaras) and described its life history. Develops one annual generation in Kunming, China (Wang et al. 2006). In southern Taiwan, it has three generations per year and reproduces mainly by parthenogenesis, although adult males can be found (Wen & Lee 1986).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Tao et al. (1983) and by Tang (1991).

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