Valid Names Results
Discochiton cocophyllae (Banks, 1906) (Coccidae: Discochiton)Nomenclatural History
- Paralecanium cocophyllae Banks 1906: 235. Type data: PHILIPPINES: Manila, on under sides of leaves of Cocos nucifera.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Manila: Entomological Collection, Bureau of Science, Philippines; accepted valid name
- Paralecanium angkorense Takahashi 1942b: 24. Type data: CAMBODIA: Angkor, on undetermined tree.. Syntypes, female, by subsequent designation Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; junior synonym (discovered by HodgsoWi2018, 20).
- Discochiton cocophyllae (Banks, 1906); Hodgson & Williams 2018: 20. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 6
- Arecaceae
- Calamus | Takaha1950a
- Cocos nucifera | Ali1971 Banks1906
- Dypsis lutescens | HodgsoWi2018 | (= Areca lutescens)
- Rhapis excelsa | HodgsoWi2018
- Rhapis humilis | HodgsoWi2018
- Sabal minor | Takaha1950a | (= Sabal adamsonii)
- Dilleniaceae
- Dillenia philippinensis | Ali1971
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 7
- Indonesia
- Sulawesi (=Celebes) | HodgsoWi2018
- Japan | HodgsoWi2018
- Kampuchea (=Cambodia) | Ali1971
- Malaysia | BenDov1993
- Philippines | Ali1971 Banks1906 Suh2023
- Luzon | Ali1971
- Singapore | HodgsoWi2018
- Thailand | HodgsoWi2018
Keys
- HodgsoWi2018: pp.16-18 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Discochiton]
Remarks
- Systematics: Adult female D. cocophyllae appear to be unique within Discochiton in lacking long pregenital setae. The crenulated apex to each anal plate is also unusual. Other significant features are: (i) dorsal setae spinose, blunt or slightly capitate, and (ii) the presence of preopercular pores associated with all the abdominal clear areas. Other species in Discochiton that have short, parallel-sided dorsal setae and preopercular pores associated with all four pairs of clear areas are D. cocophyllae and D. diplodiscus . Both of these species also have rather narrow stigmatic spines; however, D. cocophyllae also has a 2-segmented antenna (whereas the antennae of D. diplodiscus are 3 or 4 segmented). (Hodgson & Williams, 2018)
- Structure: Slide-mounted adult female. Waxy test glassy, divided into four lines of plates on each side, those medially rather square, those along margin narrow and radial. Body elongate oval. Length 4.1–4.5 [3.5] mm, width 3.2–3.6 [3.0] mm. (Hodgson & Williams, 2018)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2018.
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1971: distribution, host, 36
- Banks1906: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 235-236
- BenDov1993: catalog, 202, 203
- HodgsoWi2018: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, key, 22-24, 81
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 10
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 10
- Suh2023: distribution, host, 5
- Takaha1942b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 24-25
- Takaha1950a: distribution, host, taxonomy, 51-52
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 208
- Willia2017b: list of species, taxonomy, 599
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 157
