An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles
Author
Malumphy, Chris
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-07-31
3846
1
69
86
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
1175-5326
4928537
BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3
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Ceroplastes cirripediformis
Comstock
—
barnacle scale
Occurs widely in the Americas, and in parts of South
East Asia
and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 70 families; a serious pest of citrus and many ornamentals.
In addition to the records below, immature
Ceroplastes
morphologically consistent with
C. cirripediformis
were collected from
Ixora
spp. (Rubiaceae)
, Rodney Bay,
22 and 25.viii.2013
.
Collection data
.
Gros-Islet
Parish
:
Rodney Bay
,
on
Psidium guajava
(Myrtaceae),
19.viii.2013
, on
Ruellia simplex
(Acanthaceae)
,
17-18.viii.2013
on
Lantana
camara
(
Verbenaceae
),
24.viii.2013
;
Reduit
beach, on unidentified herbaceous plants,
23.viii.2013
.