Valid Names Results
Planococcus japonicus Cox, 1989 (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Planococcus azaleae; Ezzat & McConnell 1956: 63. Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; misidentification
- Planococcus japonicus Cox 1989: 37. Type data: JAPAN: Fukuoka, Ryugezi, on Pyrus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- Japanese mealybug LitCa1994a
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 13 | Genera: 15
- Betulaceae
- Carpinus | Koszta1996
- Cannabaceae
- Celtis | ZhangDe2023
- Ericaceae
- Rhododendron | Koszta1996
- Rhododendron indicum | BenDov1994 Cox1989
- Rhododendron prunifolium | Clagho2003
- Euphorbiaceae
- Macaranga bicolor | Lit1997a
- Fabaceae
- Arachis hypogaea | Willia2004a
- Meliaceae
- Lansium | Willia2004a
- Lansium parasiticum | Willia2004a | (= Lansium domesticum)
- Rhizophoraceae
- Rhizophora apiculata | Willia2004a
- Rosaceae
- Eriobotrya japonica | BenDov1994 Cox1989
- Malus | Koszta1996
- Pyrus | BenDov1994 Cox1989
- Sapindaceae
- Acer | Koszta1996
- Taxaceae
- Taxus | Koszta1996
- Theaceae
- Camellia | Koszta1996
- Ulmaceae
- Zelkova | Koszta1996
- Zingiberaceae
- Zingiber officinale | Lit1997a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 8
- China
- Yunnan | ZhangDe2023
- India
- Tripura | Willia2004a
- Italy | JansenAl2023
- Japan | BenDov1994 Cox1989 Koszta1996
- Malaysia | Willia2004a
- Netherlands | JansenAl2023
- Philippines | Willia2004a
- Luzon | Lit1997a LitCa1994a
- Mindanao | Lit1997a
- United States
- District of Columbia | Koszta1996
- Maryland | Koszta1996
- Massachusetts | Koszta1996
- Pennsylvania | Clagho2003
Keys
- ZarkanHaRe2025: pp.56-58 ( Adult (F) ) [Planococcus in Southeast and southern Asia]
- ZarkanFaAp2024: pp.234-238 ( Adult (F) ) [Planococcus in southern Asia]
- ZhangDe2023: pp.79-80 ( Adult (F) ) [Chinese Planococcus]
- Willia2004a: pp.620-622 ( Adult (F) ) [Planococcus species of southern Asia]
- Koszta1996: pp.169 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastern North USA]
- Cox1989: pp.8 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Systematics: Before this species had been described it was frequently confused with Crisicoccus azaleae (Tinsley).
- Structure: Adult females were dark pink with copious amounts of waxy fluff surrounding the more mature specimens. (Claghorn, 2003)
- Economic Importance: This mealybug caused heavy infestation on Rhododendron at the National Arboretum, Washington D.C. in 1978 (Cox, 1989).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female given by Cox (1989) and by Williams (2004a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 362
- Clagho2003: control, host, life history,
- Cox1989: description, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37-41
- EzzatMc1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 63-65
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 30,35
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 24
- Koszta1996: description, distribution, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 169, 171
- Lit1997a: distribution, host, taxonomy, 42
- LitCa1994a: distribution, host, 393
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 638-641
- ZarkanFaAp2024: key, 237
- ZarkanHaRe2025: key, 57
- ZhangDe2023: distribution, host, key, 79, 87
