The adult male and male nymphal instars of Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
Author
Rainato, Alessio
Author
Pellizzari, Giuseppina
text
Zootaxa
2010
2357
50
62
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275681
09fb1404-717a-4732-9a6a-b8b8871b4439
1175-5326
275681
Key to
Ceroplastes
species based on adult males
The key to adult male
Ceroplastes
and
Waxiella
(
Rainato & Pellizzari, 2008
)
is modified to include
C. rusci
.
1 Penial sheath with fleshy setae
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Ceroplastes
spp...2
- Penial sheath without fleshy setae
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Waxiella
spp…5
2 Penial sheath apex rounded; fleshy setae absent on basal portion of penial sheath; glandular pouches absent ............
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C. ceriferus
- Penial sheath apex pointed; fleshy setae present on basal portion of penial sheath; glandular pouches either present or absent ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Glandular pouches absent ..........................................................................................................................
C. japonicus
- Glandular pouches present............................................................................................................................................ 4
4 Penial sheath about 360 μm long; ratio of total body length to penial sheath length 1:3.7 ............................
C. rusci
- Penial sheath about 185 μm long. Ratio of total body length to penial sheath length 1:6.2 ............
C. cirripediformis
5 Scutal fleshy setae numbering 10–20 .........................................................................................................
W. berliniae
- Scutal fleshy setae numbering 2–11 ...........................................................................................................
Waxiella
sp.