Valid Names Results
Prococcus acutissimus (Green, 1896) (Coccidae: Prococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Lecanium acutissimum Green 1896: 10. Type data: SRI LANKA: Paradeniya, on Areca catechu.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1990,83). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Coccus acutissimus (Green, 1896); Fernald 1903b: 168. change of combination
- Prococcus acutissimus (Green, 1896); Avasthi 1993: 77. change of combination
- Prococcus accutissimus (Green, 1896); Gouthami et al. 2026: 888. misspelling of species epithet
Common Names
- banana-shaped scale HamonWi1984
- slender soft scale GillNaWi1977
- escama blanda puntiaguda Kondo2022b
- hoso-kata-kaigaramushi Kondo2022b
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 33 | Genera: 52
- Achariaceae
- Hydnocarpus wightianus | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Anacardiaceae
- Anacardium occidentale | DeLott1957c
- Mangifera | Ali1971
- Mangifera indica | Ali1971 GillNaWi1977 Green1904d KinjoNaHi1996 Mamet1943a Ramakr1919a Ramakr1930
- Annonaceae
- Cananga odorata | WilliaWa1990
- Apocynaceae
- Ochrosia | Beards1966
- Plumeria | Nakaha1981a
- Plumeria rubra | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988 | (= Plumeria acutifolia)
- Aquifoliaceae
- Ilex aquifolium | Nakaha1981a
- Araliaceae
- Heptapleurum arboricola | GouthaBhJo2026 | (=Schefflera arboricola)
- Arecaceae
- Acoelorrhaphe wrightii | Ali1971 | (= Paurotis wrightii)
- Areca | Ramakr1919a Ramakr1930
- Areca catechu | Ali1971 Green1896a Green1904d NairMe1963
- Areca triandra | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Cocos nucifera | Ali1971 DeLott1957c Green1896 Green1904d Mamet1943a Nakaha1981a Ramakr1919a
- Cyrtostachys renda | GouthaBhJo2026
- Dypsis lutescens | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988 | (= Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)
- Boraginaceae
- Cordia alliodora | WilliaWa1990
- Calophyllaceae
- Calophyllum | GillNaWi1977
- Clusiaceae
- Clusia rosea | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Cycadaceae
- Cycas | Ali1971 Green1904d Nakaha1981a
- Cycas circinalis | Nakaha1981a
- Cycas revoluta | GillNaWi1977 Mamet1943a
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Shorea stenoptera | JansenAl2023
- Fabaceae
- Bauhinia | WilliaWi1988
- Iridaceae
- Gladiolus illyricus | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Lamiaceae
- Premna | Beards1966
- Lauraceae
- Licaria triandra | GillNaWi1977
- Neolitsea cassia | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Neolitsea zeylanica | Varshn1992 | (= Litsea zeylanica)
- Persea americana | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Linaceae
- Durandea | WilliaWa1990
- Lythraceae
- Lagerstroemia indica | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Magnoliaceae
- Magnolia | Ali1971 TaoWoCh1983 | (= Michelia)
- Magnolia grandiflora | GillNaWi1977
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus altilis | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988 | (= Artocarpus communis)
- Artocarpus gomezianus | Ali1971 Takaha1952
- Artocarpus heterophyllus | TaoWoCh1983
- Artocarpus integer | Ali1971 Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988 | (= Artocarpus integrifolius)
- Ficus tinctoria | WilliaWa1990
- Musaceae
- Musa | Green1937
- Musa paradisiaca | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Myristicaceae
- Myristica fragrans | GouthaBhJo2026
- Myrtaceae
- Metrosideros | Nakaha1981a
- Psidium guajava | WilliaWa1990
- Syzygium cumini | GouthaBhJo2026
- Syzygium jambos | Ali1971 TaoWoCh1983 | (= Eugenia jambos)
- Xanthostemon chrysanthus | GouthaBhJo2026
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Nephrolepis | Beards1966
- Orchidaceae
- Sobralia macrantha | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Stanhopea | GillNaWi1977
- Phyllanthaceae
- Glochidion | Beards1966
- Piperaceae
- Piper | Green1937 Ramakr1919a Ramakr1930
- Piper nigrum | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Primulaceae
- Ardisia | GillNaWi1977
- Rubiaceae
- Gardenia | Beards1966
- Ixora coccinea | GouthaBhJo2026
- Psydrax odorata | Nakaha1981a | (= Canthium odorata)
- Sapindaceae
- Dimocarpus longan | Ali1971 Mamet1943a TaoWoCh1983 | (= Euphoria longana)
- Litchi chinensis | Ali1971 GillNaWi1977 Green1904d Mamet1943a Nakaha1981a | (= Nephelium litchi)
- Nephelium | Green1937
- Nephelium lappaceum | WilliaWa1990
- Nephelium ramboutan-ake | Ali1971 Mamet1943a TaoWoCh1983
- Sapotaceae
- Palaquium formosanum | TaoWoCh1983
- Pouteria caimito | GouthaBhJo2026
- Smilacaceae
- Smilax | Nakaha1981a
- Zingiberaceae
- Elettaria cardamomum | GouthaBhJo2026
- Hedychium | GillNaWi1977
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 24
- Australia | SchutzGoGu2026
- China
- Fujian (=Fukien) | CaoWaHo2022
- Guangdong (=Kwangtung) | CaoWaHo2022
- Guangxi (=Kwangsi) | CaoWaHo2022
- Guizhou (=Kweichow) | CaoWaHo2022
- Hainan | CaoWaHo2022
- Jiangsu (=Kiangsu) | CaoWaHo2022
- Jiangxi (=Kiangsi) | CaoWaHo2022
- Sichuan (=Szechwan) | CaoWaHo2022
- Xianggang (=Hong Kong) | MartinLa2011
- Yunnan | CaoWaHo2022
- Zhejiang (=Chekiang) | CaoWaHo2022
- Comoros | GermaiAtBa2008
- Ethiopia | DeLott1959
- French Polynesia | BenDov1993
- Haiti | PerezG2008
- Hawaiian Islands
- Hawaii | BenDov1993
- India | Ali1971 Mamet1943a Ramakr1919a Ramakr1930
- Karnataka | DubeyKaJo2022
- Kerala | NairMe1963
- Tamil Nadu | AvasthSh1991
- Indonesia | BenDov1993
- Kalimantan (=Borneo) | JansenAl2023
- Sumatra | BenDov1993
- Japan | Kawai1980
- Kenya | DeLott1957c
- Malaysia | Ali1971
- Mauritius | Mamet1943a
- Northern Mariana Islands | BenDov1993
- Palau | BenDov1993
- Papua New Guinea | BenDov1993
- Ryukyu Islands (=Nansei Shoto) | KinjoNaHi1996
- Singapore | Ali1971
- Sri Lanka | Ali1971 Green1896 Green1904d Green1937 Mamet1943a
- Taiwan | Ali1971 Mamet1943a WongChCh1999
- Thailand | Ali1971
- United States
- Florida | BenDov1993 HamonWi1984
- Texas | BenDov1993
- Vietnam | BenDov1993
- Western Samoa | BenDov1993 Kondo2022b
Keys
- CaoWaHo2022: pp.119 ( Adult (F) ) [Prococcus species]
- LagowsHo2019: pp.382-384 ( Adult (F) ) [Coccus species from Africa]
- Tang1991: pp.76 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- WilliaWa1990: pp.82 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]
- HamonWi1984: pp.38 ( Adult (F) ) [USA, Florida]
- TaoWoCh1983: pp.63 ( Adult (F) ) [Taiwan]
- Kawai1980: pp.141-142 ( Adult (F) ) [Japan]
- DeLott1959: pp.153-154 ( Adult (F) ) [Ethiopian Coccus sp.]
- Zimmer1948: pp.293 ( Adult (F) ) [Hawaii]
Remarks
- Systematics: Subfamily: Coccinae A, Coccini (Choi & Lee, 2019)
- Structure: Adult female elongate, pointed at anterior and posterior ends, slightly convex; colour of young female creamy-white, while older ones are brown to blackish brown (Gill et al., 1977). See colour photograph in Kawai (1980, Fig. 6.14), Hamon & Williams (1984), Wong et al. (1999).. Slide-mounted adult female. Body 2.5–5.5 mm long, 1.0–2.0 mm wide. Derm membranous, becoming strongly sclerotized in older specimens. Eyes situated on submargin of head, each in an oval membranous area. (Kondo, 2022b)
- Biology: Generally infests the underside of leaves, taking position alongside the leaf vein (Zimmerman, 1948, Gill et al., 1977).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of adult female by Zimmerman (1948), Gill et al. (1977), Tao et al. (1983), Hamon & Williams (1984), Williams & Watson (1990) and by Tang (1991).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1971: distribution, host, 21
- Avasth1993: taxonomy, 77
- AvasthSh1991: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 330
- Beards1966: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 483
- BenDov1993: catalog, 65
- Brick1909a: dispersal, list, 6
- CaoWaHo2022: diagnosis, distribution, history, host, key, taxonomy, 113, 118-
- ChoiLe2019: phylogeny, taxonomy, wax secretion, 402, 404
- Cocker1896b: taxonomy, 332
- DeLott1957c: distribution, host, 296
- DeLott1959: distribution, key, taxonomy, 151, 154
- DubeyKaJo2022: distribution, host, illustration, key, 510, 513
- Fernal1903b: catalog, 168
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 231
- GermaiAtBa2008: distribution, host, 129-135
- GillNaWi1977: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 12-16
- GouthaBhJo2026: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, survey, taxonomy, 888, 892
- Green1896: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 10
- Green1904d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 218
- Green1937: catalog, distribution, host, 302
- HamonWi1984: description, distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 38-40
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 23
- JoshiBhSa2023: host plant, 185
- Kawai1980: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 145
- KinjoNaHi1996: distribution, host, 126
- Kondo2022b: control, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, importance, taxonomy, 305-306
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 11
- KondoWa2024: distribution, 2
- KozarWa1985: catalog, distribution, 76
- LagowsHo2019: key, 382-384
- LePell1968: distribution, economic importance, host,
- Lindin1909c: distribution, host, taxonomy, 450
- Mamet1943a: distribution, host, 151
- Mamet1949: catalog, distribution, taxonomy, 23
- MartinLa2011: catalog, distribution, 36
- Nair1964: distribution, economic importance, host, 72
- NairMe1963: distribution, host, 139
- Nakaha1981a: distribution, host, 390
- PerezG2008: distribution, 212
- Ramakr1919a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37
- Ramakr1921a: catalog, distribution, host, 349
- Ramakr1930: distribution, host, 48
- SchutzGoGu2026: diagnosis, distribution, host, 3, 5, 14
- Su1982: distribution, host, 61
- Takaha1928: distribution, host, 341
- Takaha1929: distribution, host, 53
- Takaha1942b: distribution, host, 17
- Takaha1952: distribution, host, 15-16
- Takaha1955f: distribution, host, 239
- Tang1991: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 78-79
- Tao1978: distribution, host, 79
- Tao1989: catalog, distribution, host, 59
- Tao1999: distribution, host, taxonomy, 53
- TaoWoCh1983: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 63-64
- UsmanPu1955: distribution, host, 49
- Varshn1985a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 26
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, taxonomy, 82
- Watson2021: distribution, 521
- Wester1918: distribution, economic importance, host, 5-57
- Willia2001: distribution, 225-227
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 206
- Willia2017b: list of species, 598
- WilliaBe2009: catalog, taxonomy, 6
- WilliaWa1990: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 83-85
- WilliaWi1988: distribution, host, 56
- WongChCh1999: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 11,49
- Yang1982: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 169,191
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 160
- Zimmer1948: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 295-300
