Valid Names Results

Planococcus leppulus (Wu, 2000) (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)

Allococcus leppulus Wu 2000. Type data: CHINA: Xinlin Hot (43.9°N,116°E), Neimonggu on Leppula intermedia, 7/8/1986, by LI Jie. , female, by original designation Type depository: Shanxi: Entomological Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China; accepted valid name Notes: Cox & Ben-Dov synonymized Allococcus with Planococcus, creating the binomial Planococcus leppulus Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species is similar to Paracoccus ilu (Williams, 1970) (= Allococcus ilu), but differs from the latter in having two or three pairs of cerarii and oral collar tubular ducts of two sizes (cf. only cerarius on anal lobe and tubular ducts of one size). (Wu2000)
Structure: Adult female oval, 1.35 1.50?mm long and 0.82 0.95?mm wide. Antennae 8 segmented. Two pairs of ostioles. 2 or 3 pairs of cerarii, the cerarius on anal lobe with 2 conical seta, 3 or 4 hairs and 9 11 trilocular pores. Claw without denticle, hind coxa with some translucent pores. Circulus absent. Multilocular pores are mainly distributed on sternites 3 8. Oral collar tubular ducts of2 sizes, 18 25 of the larger ones and 2 4 of multilocular pores grouped lateral to fore coxa. Oral rim tubular ducts present mainly on dorsum and margin of venter. (Wu, 2000)
General Remarks: Detailed description in Chinese and illustration in Wu, 2000.