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Ceroplastes japonicus Green

NOMENCLATURE:

Ceroplastes floridensis japonicus Green, 1921a: 258. Type data: ENGLAND: Herts, St. Albans, on smaller branches of Japanese Maple (imported from Japan). Syntypes, female. Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK.

Ceroplastes japonicus; Borchsenius, 1949c: 181. Change of status.

Cerostegia japonica; De Lotto, 1969b: 213. Change of combination.

Ceroplastes rusci; Pellizzari Scaltriti & Antonucci, 1982: 47. Misidentification.

Paracerostegia japonica; Tang, 1991: 308. Change of combination.

Ceroplastes japonicus; Ben-Dov, 1993: 40. Change of combination.



FOES: COLEOPTERA Coccinellidae: Chilocorus bipustulatus L. [Kobakh1965], Chilocorus renipustulatus Scriba [Kobakh1965]. FUNGI : Fusarium [ZengWaCh1990]. HYMENOPTERA Encyrtidae: Anicetus beneficus Ishii & Yasumatsu [Tachik1958], Anicetus ceroplastis Ishii [Tachik1958], Anicetus ohgushii Tachikawa [Tachik1958, LiuLiXu1983], Anicetus rarisetus Xu & He [XuHe1997], Anicetus zhejiangensis Xu & Li [XuLi1991], Microterys anyangensis Xu & Chen [XuCh2000], Microterys clauseni Compere [Yasnos1995]. Eulophidae: Tetrastichus murakami Sugonyaev [Sugony1983a]. Pteromalidae: Scutellista cyanea [Basova1983]. NEUROPTERA Chrysopidae: Mallada boninensis (Okamoto) [MiyanoKa1992].

HOSTS: Aceraceae: Acer japonicus [Green1921a, DeLott1969b], Acer pseudoplatanus [KozarTrPe1984]. Apocynaceae: Nerium oleander [Borchs1957], Trachelospermum asiaticum [TakahaTa1956]. Aquifoliaceae: Ilex aquifolium [JancarSeZe1999], Ilex integra [TakahaTa1956]. Araliaceae: Hedera helix [Longo1985]. Berberidaceae: Berberis [Borchs1957], Epimedium colchicum [Borchs1957], Mahonia aquifolium [JancarSeZe1999]. Buxaceae: Buxus sempervirens [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999]. Celastraceae: Euonymus japonicus [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999]. Cornaceae: Cornus mas [Borchs1957], Svida [Borchs1957]. Cycadaceae: Cycas revoluta [TakahaTa1956]. Ebenaceae: Diospyros kaki [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999]. Ehretiaceae: Ehretia acuminata [TakahaTa1956]. Elaeagnaceae: Elaeagnus pungens [TakahaTa1956]. Elaeocarpaceae: Elaeocarpus decipiens [TakahaTa1956]. Hydrangeaceae: Hydrangea hortensia [JancarSeZe1999]. Lauraceae: Laurus nobilis [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999], Machilus thunbergii [TakahaTa1956]. Magnoliaceae: Magnolia grandiflora [Borchs1957]. Moraceae: Ficus carica [JancarSeZe1999], Morus [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999], Myrtus communis [Borchs1957]. Myrtaceae: Feijoa sellowiana [Borchs1957]. Pittosporaceae: Pittosporum tobira [Borchs1957]. Podocarpaceae: Podocarpus nagi [TakahaTa1956]. Punicaceae: Punica granatum [JancarSeZe1999]. Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus [Borchs1960b]. Rosaceae: Cerasus avium [Borchs1957], Cerasus vulgaris [Borchs1957], Chaenomeles japonica [JancarSeZe1999], Crataegus [Borchs1957], Cydonia vulgaris [Borchs1957], Eriobotrya japonica [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999], Malus domestica [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999], Persica vulgaris [Borchs1957], Prunus armeniaca [JancarSeZe1999], Prunus avium [JancarSeZe1999], Prunus laurocerasus [Borchs1957], Prunus mume [Borchs1960b], Prunus persica [JancarSeZe1999], Prunus yedoensis [TakahaTa1956], Pyrus communis [JancarSeZe1999], Pyrus sinensis [Borchs1957]. Rutaceae: Aegle sepiaria [KozarTrPe1984], Citrus [Borchs1957], Citrus limon [JancarSeZe1999], Citrus reticulata [JancarSeZe1999], Poncirus trifoliata [Borchs1957, JancarSeZe1999]. Salicaceae: Salix glandulosa [TakahaTa1956], Salix saidaeana [TakahaTa1956]. Theaceae: Camellia japonica [Borchs1957], Eurya japonica [Borchs1957], Thea sinensis [Borchs1957].

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: China (Hunan [HuHeWa1992]). Palaearctic: Armenia [Beglar2003]; China (Henan (=Honan) [ZhouShYa2003], Shanxi (=Shansi) [Xie1998]); France [Foldi2000]; Georgia [KozarYaKo1982, Yasnos1995]; Italy [KozarTrPe1984]; Japan [DeLott1969b]; Russia (Caucasus [KozarTrPe1984]); South Korea; United Kingdom (England [DeLott1969b, Green1921a]).

BIOLOGY: Ohgushi & Nishino (1975) studied the life tables in Japan. This species develops one annual generation in Northern Italy; overwintering as adult female (Longo, 1985).

GENERAL REMARKS: Description and illustration of adult female by De Lotto (1969b), Tang (1991) and by Pellizzari & Camporose (1994). Description and illustration of adult female and nymphal instars by Camporose & Pellizzari (1994). Description of adult female, adult male and first-instar nymph by Borchsenius (1957).

STRUCTURE: Colour photograph by Kawai (1980, Figs. 6.56, a,b,c), Tranfaglia & Viggiani (1988) and by Camporose & Pellizzari (1998).

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONTROL: A pest of Actinidia chinensis in Italy (Pellizzari & Antonucci, 1982), of ornamentals (laurel, ivy, holly) and of persimon in Italy (Pellizzari & Camporose, 1994; Camporose & Pellizzari, 1998).

KEYS: Mori, Pellizzari & Tosi 2001: 42 (female) [Italy]; Pellizzari & Camporose 1994: 177 (female) [Ceroplastes species of Mediterranean]; Tang 1991: 304 (female) [China]; Kawai 1980: 166 (female) [Japan]; Borchsenius 1957: 451 (female) [Palaearctic region].

CITATIONS: Basova1983 [host, distribution, biological control: 30-31]; Beglar2003 [host, distribution: 1-30]; BenDov1993 [catalogue: 40-41]; Borchs1950b [taxonomy, host, distribution: 155]; Borchs1957 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 461-468]; Borchs1960b [taxonomy, host, distribution: 214-218]; CABI2003a [host, distribution: 1-2]; CamporPe1994 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 49-58]; CamporPe1998 [life history, host, distribution, life history, biological control,: 42-50]; Danzig1972 [host, distribution: 199]; DeLott1969b [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 213-215]; Foldi2000 [host, distribution: 81]; Green1921a [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 258-259]; Hadzib1983 [taxonomy, host, distribution, life history: 154-156]; HuHeWa1992 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution: 183-184]; Hui1988 [biological control: 395-398]; JancarSeZe1999 [host, distribution, economic importance, life history: 443-449]; JancarSeZe1999 [host, distribution: 443-449]; Katsoy1996 [life history, economic importance, host, distribution, chemical control, biological control: 15,20-21,81-83]; Kawai1972 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution, life history: 11]; Kawai1980 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 166-167]; Kozar1987 [distribution: 100]; Kozar1989 [economic importance, host, distribution: 176-177]; Kozar1995 [host, distribution, economic importance: 317]; KozarTrPe1984 [host, distribution: 6]; KozarWa1985 [host, distribution: 76]; KozarYaKo1982 [host, distribution, biological control: 333-338]; Leonid2005 [host, distribution: 500-551]; LiangGaZh2006 [host, distribution, ecology: 472-476]; LiuLiXu1983 [biological control: 135-136]; Longo1985 [taxonomy, life history, host, distribution: 185-132]; LongoMaPe1995 [host, distribution: 122]; MaChZh1995 [host, distribution: 117-119]; MiyanoKa1992 [life history, biological control: 196-199]; MoriPeTo2001 [taxonomy: 42]; Ohgush1986a [host, distribution, life history, ecology: 59-62]; Ohgush1986b [host, distribution, life history, ecology: 147-149]; Ohgush1987a [host, distribution, life history, ecology: 82-85]; Ohgush1988 [host, distribution, life history, ecology: 75-77]; OhgushNi1975 [host, distribution, life history, ecology: 1-21]; OhgushNi1975 [life history]; Paik1978 [taxonomy, host, distribution]; Pelliz1987 [host, distribution: 120-121]; PellizAn1982 [taxonomy, host, distribution, economic importance: 47-48]; PellizCa1994 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution, life history: 185-188]; ProkopMo1981 [host, distribution, economic importance, biological control: 43]; SeinisDeMe1989 [chemical control, distribution: 115-118]; ShiXiXu2005 [chemistry, DNA: 207-211]; Sugony1983a [host, distribution, biological control: 1907-1909]; Tachik1958 [host, distribution, biological control: 77-82]; TakahaTa1956 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 7-8]; TamakiKa1967 [chemistry, structure: 63-69]; Tanaka1966 [biological control: 1-42]; Tang1977 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 94-95]; Tang1984b [host, distribution: 128]; Tang1991 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 308-310]; Tao1999 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 61]; TranfaVi1988 [host, distribution, economic importance: 1-30]; Wang1980 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 23-26]; Xie1998 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution, economic importance: 22-38]; XieXu2005 [taxonomy, structure: 837-848]; XieXuZh2004a [chemistry: 512-518]; XieXuZh2006a [morphology, wax secretion, chemistry: 21-202]; XuCh2000 [host, distribution, biological control: 97-106]; XuHe1997 [host, distribution, biological control: 91-94]; XuLi1991 [host, distribution, biological control: 219-221]; Yang1982 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution: 187]; YangDuLi1996 [life history]; YangXiXu2006 [biological control, chemical ecology, life history: 215-219]; Yasnos1987 [economic importance: 229-234]; Yasnos1995 [host, distribution, economic importance: 247-251]; Yasuma1969 [biological control: 773-780]; ZengWaCh1990 [taxonomy: 93]; ZhouShYa2003 [host, distribution, economic importance, chemical control: 42-43,50].



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