A review species of the genus Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in China Author Wu, San-An Author Wang, Xubo text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-03 4701 6 520 536 journal article 24749 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.2 a0dcf616-a4ad-49d4-b35f-dd53a90c8ac7 1175-5326 3562574 FD1478CC-463B-4CB9-B3A2-20C0CD047149 Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798) ( Fig. 2 ) Ceroplastes ceriferus (Anderson) ; Kuwana, 1927: 71 ; Tang, 1977: 92 (?); Yang, 1982: 187 ; Wang, 2001: 396 . Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) ; Tang, 1991: 298 . Material examined. BEIJING : 2 ♀♀ , Haidian, on on Diospyros kaki (Ebenaceae) , 10.xii.2009 , coll. San-an Wu. GUIZHOU : 12 ♀♀ , Liupanshui, on Elaeocarpus decipiens (Elaeocarpaceae) , 25.iv.2012 , coll. Ying Wang & Haibin Li; 3 ♀♀ , Suiyang: on unknown plant, 17.viii. 2010 , coll. San-an Wu. HENAN : 1 ♀ , Puyang, on Diospyros kaki (Ebenaceae) , on 7.v.2013 , coll. Jupu Chang; 1 ♀ , Zhengzhou, on Aesculus chinensis (Hippocastanaceae) , 15.vi.2010 , coll. Nan Nan & San-an Wu. JIANGSU : 1 ♀ , Yangzhou, on Rosa roxbunghii (Rosaceae) , 21.v.2007 , coll. San-an Wu; 3 ♀♀ , Yangzhou, on Cedrus deodara (Pinaceae) , 20.v.2007 , coll. San-an Wu; 3 ♀♀ , Wuxi, on Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) , 11.iii.2011 , coll. Yanzhou Zhang. SHANGHAI : 9 ♀♀ , Laogang, on Euonymus japonicus (Celastraceae) , 9.iv.2011 , coll. Hongliang Li. SHAANXI : 13 ♀♀ , Lintong, on Buxus sinica var. parvifolia (Buxaceae) , 3.v.2012 , coll. Jun Deng & Ying Wang; 4 ♀♀ , Weinan, on Platanus orientalis (Platanaceae) , 18.ix.2013 , coll. Haibin Li. YUNNAN : 7 ♀♀ , Qujing, on Cedrus deodara (Pinaceae) , 27.iv.2012 , coll. Jun Deng, Ying Wang & Haibin Li. ZHEJIANG : 4 ♀♀ , Haining, on Camellia japonica (Theaceae) , 17.iv.2012 , coll. Akang Deng; 3 ♀♀ , Ningbo, on Elaeocarpus sylvestris (Elaeocarpaceae) , 22.iv.2012 , coll. Yanzhou Zhang; 2 ♀♀ , Zhoushan, on un- known plant, 15.xii.2005 , coll. Saijun Yang. Distribution in China . Ceroplates ceriferus has a similar distribution to that of C. japonicus ; sometimes both occur on the same plant. Ceroplates ceriferus is widely distributed in South, North, East, Central and Southwest China and Shaanxi Province . Host-plants. Acer buergerianum , Acer palmatum (Aceraceae) ; Ilex ficoidea Hemsl. var. parvifilia ( Aquifoliaceae) ; Hedera nepalensis K, Koch var. s inensis ( Araliaceae ); Wida alba (Cornaceae) ; Diospyros kaki , D. lotus (Ebenaceae) ; Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Lauraceae) ; Cedrus deodara (Pinaceae) ; Magnolia denudata , M. grandiflora , Michelia alba , Mi. figo (Magnoliaceae) ; Fraxinus chinensis (Oleaceae) ; Platanus orientalis (Platanaceae) ; Podocarpus macrophyllus (Podocarpaceae) ; Punica granatum (Punicaceae) ; Ziziphus jujube ( Rhamnaceae) ; Amygdalus triloba , Cerasus cerasoides (D. Don) Sok. var. rubea , Cerasus yedoensis , Chaenomeles speciosa , Chimonanthus praecox , Malus halliana , Prunus cerasifera , Pyracantha fortuneana , Rosa chinensis , R. xanthina , Sorbaria sorbifolia , Spiraea cantoniensis (Rosaceae) ; Gardenia jasminoides (Rubiaceae) ; Citrus sinensis , Fortunella margarita , Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Rutaceae) ; Koelreuteria paniculata (Sapindaceae) ; Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) . Among these, Diospyros kaki and Platanus orientalis are its preferred hosts. Biology. Ceroplastes ceriferus has one generation per year; it predominantly occurs on twigs but a few are found on leaves in China . In Shanxi , Shaanxi , Shandong and Yunnan provinces it overwinters as adult females, and reproduces parthenogenetically, although occasionally less than 5% of population are found to be adult males ( Song et al . 1994 ; Zhu 1998 ; Pei & Zhu 2002 ; Wu et al . 2014 ); whereas in Zhejiang and Guangxi province , C. ceriferus overwinters as first-instar nymphs and reproduces bisexually ( Zhu 1983 ; Chu et al. 1991 ; Lai 1993 ). Remarks. Tang (1977) and Zhu (1983) gave morphological descriptions and illustrations based on material collected from Hangzhou of Zhejiang on tea under the name of C. ceriferus , but there is an important difference between those descriptions and that given by Gimpel et al. (1974) . In the descriptions by Tang (1977) and Zhu (1983) , the adult females have tubular ducts forming ventral band along the submargin, whereas Gimpel et al. (1974) did not record such a band. It can be deduced, therefore, that the Hangzhou population on tea probably represents a different species.