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
Common Names
- banana-shaped scale HamonWi1984
- slender soft scale GillNaWi1977
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 29 | Genera: 42
- 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
- Aquifoliaceae
- Ilex aquifolium | Nakaha1981a
- Arecaceae
- Acoelorrhaphe wrightii | Ali1971
- Areca | Ramakr1919a Ramakr1930
- Areca catechu | Ali1971 Green1896a Green1904d NairMe1963
- Areca triandra | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Cocos nucifera | Ali1971 DeLott1957c Green1896 Mamet1943a Nakaha1981a Ramakr1919a Green1904d
- Dypsis lutescens | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Boraginaceae
- Cordia alliodora | WilliaWa1990
- Calophyllaceae
- Calophyllum | GillNaWi1977
- Clusiaceae
- Clusia rosea | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Cycadaceae
- Cycas | Ali1971 Green1904d Nakaha1981a
- Cycas circinalis | Nakaha1981a
- Cycas revoluta | GillNaWi1977 Mamet1943a
- Fabaceae
- Bauhinia | WilliaWi1988
- Iridaceae
- Gladiolus illyricus | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Lamiaceae
- Premna | Beards1966
- Lauraceae
- Licaria triandra | GillNaWi1977
- Neolitsea cassia | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Neolitsea zeylanica | Varshn1992
- Persea americana | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Linaceae
- Durandea | WilliaWa1990
- Lythraceae
- Lagerstroemia indica | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Magnoliaceae
- Magnolia grandiflora | GillNaWi1977
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus | Ali1971
- Artocarpus altilis | Mamet1943a WilliaWi1988
- Artocarpus gomezianus | Ali1971 Takaha1952
- Artocarpus heterophyllus | Ali1971 Mamet1943a TaoWoCh1983 WilliaWi1988
- Ficus tinctoria | WilliaWa1990
- Musaceae
- Musa | Green1937
- Musa paradisiaca | Ali1971 Green1904d
- Myrtaceae
- Metrosideros | Nakaha1981a
- Psidium guajava | WilliaWa1990
- Syzygium jambos | Ali1971 TaoWoCh1983
- 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
- Psydrax odorata | Nakaha1981a
- Sapindaceae
- Litchi chinensis | Ali1971 GillNaWi1977 Mamet1943a Nakaha1981a Green1904d
- Nephelium | Green1937
- Nephelium lappaceum | WilliaWa1990
- Nephelium ramboutan-ake | Ali1971 Mamet1943a TaoWoCh1983
- Sapotaceae
- Palaquium formosanum | TaoWoCh1983
- Smilacaceae
- Smilax | Nakaha1981a
- Zingiberaceae
- Hedychium | GillNaWi1977
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 23
- 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
- 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
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)..
- 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
- 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: 168
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 231
- GermaiAtBa2008: distribution, host, 129-135
- GillNaWi1977: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 12-16
- 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
- Kawai1980: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 145
- KinjoNaHi1996: distribution, host, 126
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 11
- 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
- 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
