First record of the genus Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from China, with description of a new species Author Deng, Min 0009-0009-4364-802X Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China Author Xing, Jichun Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-08 5433 3 439 445 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.10 journal article 293864 10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.10 39b63636-9ba9-41bc-9fee-08893e608400 1175-5326 10954146 2A33BB34-C12D-4860-A8F1-2A8AE906552D A checklist of species of Marsipococcus M. brideliae Deng & Xing , sp. n. : distribution: China ; host Bridelia retusa ( Phyllanthaceae ). M. christopheri Joshi, 2020 : distribution: India ; host: Piper nigrum ( Piperaceae ). M. marsupialis ( Green, 1904 ) ; distribution: Ethiopia , India , Malaya, Sri Lanka , Tanzania and Thailand ; host: species of Annonaceae , Araceae , Arecaceae , Euphorbiaceae , Moraceae , Piperaceae and Solanaceae . M. ulubendulensis Łagowska & Martin, 2017 : distribution: Malaysia ; host: Annonaceae . Key to species of Marsipococcus , based on adult female morphology 1(0) Ventral multilocular disc pores present on either side of genital opening; preopercular pores and ventral tubular ducts present; body broadly oblong or slightly pointed at each end; marginal setae spinose and mostly straight..... M. marsupialis (Green) - Ventral multilocular disc pores absent; preopercular pores absent; ventral tubular ducts present or absent; body ends tapering or rounded; marginal setae lanceolate, or spinose with curved apices.............................................. 2 2(1) Ventral tubular ducts absent; anal plates each with 3 setae; spiracular disc pores with 3, 4 or 5 loculi... M. christopheri Joshi - Ventral tubular ducts present; anal plates each with 4 setae; spiracular disc pores with 5 loculi........................ 3 3(2) Antennae each 6 segmented; claw digitules dissimilar; body strongly narrowed at both ends; with 1 preantennal pore near each scape; and with 3 or 4 short ventral setae near each meso- and metacoxa, and 1 short seta near each procoxa................................................................................. .. M. ulubendulensis Łagowska & Martin - Antennae each 7 segmented; claw digitules similar; body broadly oval, not strongly narrowed at both ends; without preantennal pore near each scape; and without short ventral seta(e) near each coxa.................. M. brideliae Deng & Xing sp. n.