Valid Names Results
Rastrococcus chinensis Ferris, 1954 (Pseudococcidae: Rastrococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Rastrococcus chinensis Ferris 1954a: 55. Type data: CHINA: near Canton, Lo-kong-tung, on undetermined host. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Rostrococcus chinensis; Tang 1992: 410. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 8 | Genera: 10
- Araceae
- Alocasia | MartinLa2011
- Melastomataceae
- Melastoma malabathricum | Willia2004a
- Myrtaceae
- Eugenia | BenDov1994 Willia1989 Willia2004a
- Syzygium anomalum | Willia2004a
- Syzygium aqueum | Willia2004a
- Syzygium hancei | MartinLa2011
- Phyllanthaceae
- Aporosa octandra | MartinLa2011 | (= Aporosa dioica)
- Primulaceae
- Ardisia lindleyana | MartinLa2011
- Rubiaceae
- Morinda umbellata | Willia2004a
- Psychotria asiatica | MartinLa2011
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | ZarkanFeDj2023
- Sapindaceae
- Nephelium lappaceum | ZarkanErAp2023
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 4
- Brunei | Willia2004a
- China | BenDov1994 Ferris1954a Tang1992 TangHaTa1992
- Indonesia
- Java | BenDov1994 Willia1989 Willia2004a
- Sumatra | ZarkanErAp2023
- Malaysia | Willia2004a
Keys
- Willia2004a: pp.715-716 ( Adult (F) ) [Rstrococcus species of southern Asia]
- Tang1992: pp.409 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- Willia1989: pp.439 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Biology: R. chinensis is only found on citrus that is grown in the lowlands in Indonesia. ((Zarkani, et al., 2023))
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1954a), Williams (1989), Tang (1992) and by Williams (2004a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 435
- ChoiLe2022: morphology, 361
- Ferris1954a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55
- MartinLa2011: catalog, distribution, host, 48
- SartiaWaRo2016: catalog, distribution, host, 159, 160
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 410-411, 750
- TangHaTa1992: distribution, host, 7
- Tao1999: distribution, host, taxonomy, 26-27
- Willia1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 444-446
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 718-719
- Willia2005: distribution, host, 168
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 187
- ZarkanErAp2023: distribution, host, 169
- ZarkanFeDj2023: distribution, host, key,
