Catalogue Query Results
Planococcus minor (Maskell)NOMENCLATURE:
Dactylopius calceolariae minor Maskell, 1897: 322. Type data: MAURITIUS: on roots of 'onion grass'. Lectotype female, by subsequent designation Cox, 1989: 52. Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand. Described: female.
Pseudococcus calceolariae minor; Fernald, 1903b: 99. Change of combination.
Planococcus pacificus Cox, 1981: 48. Type data: WESTERN SAMOA: intercepted in quarantine Auckland, New Zealand, on Croton leaves. Holotype female. Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK. Described: female. Illust. Synonymy by Cox, 1989: 52.
Planococcus minor; Cox, 1989: 52. Change of combination and rank.
Planococcus psidii Cox, 1989: 62. Type data: WEST MALAYSIA: Flemming Est., on Psidium guajava. Holotype female. Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK. Described: female. Illust. Synonymy by Williams, 2004a: 651.
COMMON NAMES: Pacific mealybug [LitCa1994a, LitCaCa1998]; Passionvine mealybug [HoHuCh2007].
FOES: COLEOPTERA Coccinellidae: Cryptolaemus affinis Crotch [SzentI1963], Scymnus brunnescens [ThirumGa2001]. LEPIDOPTERA Lycaenidae: Spalgis epeus (Westwood) [ReddySe1997].
HOSTS: Acanthaceae: Aphelandra [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Graptophyllum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Justica carnea [GranarScTe1997], Odontonema [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pachystachys coecinea [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Agavaceae: Dracaena [GranarCl2003]. Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994, BastosDeVi2007]. Anacardiaceae: Anacardium occidentale [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Mangifera indica [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Rhus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Spondias dulcis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Annonaceae: Annona muricata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Annona reticulata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Annona squamosa [WilliaWa1988a, TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994, LaiCh2007], Cananga odorata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Apiaceae: Apium graveolens [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Apocynaceae: Adenium obesum [MatileEt2006], Plumeria rubra [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Araceae: Aglaonema [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Alocasia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Alocasia macrorhiza [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Colocasia esculenta [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Cryptosperma chamissonis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Dieffenbachia, Epipremnum pinnatum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Philodendron fonzii [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Pistia stratioites [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Rhaphidophora vitiensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Xanthosoma nigrum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Xanthosoma sagittifolium [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Araliaceae: Aralia [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Hedera helix [GranarCl2003], Polyscias guilfoylei [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Schefflera actinphylla [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Arecaceae: Areca catechu [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Balaka seemanni [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Chrysalidocarpus, Cocos nucifera [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Howeia forsteriana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Asclepiadaceae: Araujia sericofera [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Hoya. Asteraceae: Bidens pilosa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cichorium endivia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Dahlia [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Emilia sonchifolia [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Helianthus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Mikania scandens [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pluchea odorata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Synedrella nodiflora [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Tagetes patula [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Tithonia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Wedelia biflora [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Zinnia elegans [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Balsaminaceae: Impatiens balsamina [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Impatiens sultani [GranarScTe1997]. Barringtoniaceae: Barringtonia asiatica [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Bignoniaceae: Bignonia [GranarCl2003]. Bischofiaceae: Bischofia javanica [TuWuLe1988, WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Boraginaceae: Cordia alliodora [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Heliotropium indicum [BastosDeVi2007], Tournefortia argentata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Brassicaceae: Brassica chinensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Brassica oleracea [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Raphanus sativus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Bromeliaceae: Ananas comosus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Burseraceae: Canarium harveyi [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Canarium indicum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Cactaceae: Harrisia portoricensis [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Casuarinaceae: Casuarina equisetifolia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Clusiaceae: Calophyllum inophyllum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Combretaceae: Lumnitzera coccinea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Terminalia catappa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Commelinaceae: Commelina [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Tradescantia [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ipomoea pes-caprae [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Merremia peltata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Corynocarpaceae: Corynocarpus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Cucurbitaceae: Citrullus lanatus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cucumis melo [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cucumis sativus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cucurbita maxima [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cucurbita moschata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cucurbita pepo [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Sechium edule [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Cyperaceae: Cyperus rotundus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea alata [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994]. Euphorbiaceae: Acalypha godseffiana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Acalypha hispida [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Acalypha tricolor [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Aleurites moluccana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Antidesma [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Codiaeum variegatum [WilliaWa1988a, TuWuLe1988, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Croton [Granar1991, BenDov1994], Euphorbia atoto [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Euphorbia geniculata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Euphorbia heterophylla [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Euphorbia hirta [BastosDeVi2007], Euphorbia pulcherrima [WilliaWa1988a, TuWuLe1988, Granar1991, BenDov1994], Excoecaria agallocha [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Glochidion ramiflorum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Hevea brasiliensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Jatropha curcas [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Macaranga aleuritoides [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Macaranga harveyana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Macaranga macrophylla [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Macaranga tanarius [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Mallotus japonicus [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Manihot esculenta [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, FoldiKo2006], Phyllanthus niruri [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ricinus communis [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Fabaceae: Acacia confusa [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Acacia farnesiana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Acacia holosericea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Acacia spirobis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Adenanthera pavonina [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Arachis hypogaea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Bauhinia monandra [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cajanus cajan [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992], Cajanus indicus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Calliandra houstoniana [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cassia alata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Cassia imperialis [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Centrosema pubescens [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Erythrina [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Flemingia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Gliricidia maculata [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Gliricidia sepium [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Glycine max [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Inocarpus fagifer [WilliaBu1987, WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Leucaena glauca [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Leucaena leucocephala [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Mimosa pigra [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Mimosa pudica [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Mucuna pruriens [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Phaseolus atropurpureus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Phaseolus lunatus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Phaseolus vulgaris [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Wisteria [Granar1991, BenDov1994]. Geraniaceae: Pelargonium [GranarCl2003]. Gesneriaceae: Besleria [MatileEt2006]. Heliconiaceae: Heliconia aurantiaca [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Iridaceae: Gladiolus. Lamiaceae: Coleus blumei [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Epimeredi indicum [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Hyptis pectinata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ocimum basilicum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Salvia officinalis [GranarCl2003]. Lauraceae: Persea americana [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Liliaceae: Asparagus plumosus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Caesia parviflora [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Crinum asiaticum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Loganiaceae: Fagraea racemosa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Lythraceae: Lagerstroemia indica [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pemphis acidula [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Magnoliaceae: Michelia figo [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994]. Malvaceae: Abutilon [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Gossypium [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Gossypium hirsutum [BastosDeVi2007], Hibiscus manihot [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Hibiscus sabadariffa [MatileEt2006], Hibiscus tiliaceus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pavonia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Sida carpinifolia [BastosDeVi2007]. Marantaceae: Maranta. Moraceae: Artocarpus altilis [WilliaBu1987, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Artocarpus heterophyllus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Broussonetia papyrifera [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Castilloa elastica [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Ficus benjamina [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Ficus carica [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ficus congesta [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ficus opositica, Morus alba [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Musaceae: Musa sapientum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Musa velutina [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Myristicaceae: Myristica macrantha [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus deglupta [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Eugenia cumini [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Eugenia malaccensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Psidium guajava [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, GranarScTe1997], Psidium guajava [Cox1989, BenDov1994]. Oleaceae: Jasminum [GranarCl2003]. Onagraceae: Ludwigia octovalis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Orchidaceae: Dendrobium veratrifolium [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Pandanaceae: Pandanus edulis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pandanus foetida [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pandanus maliformis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pandanus odoratissimus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Passifloraceae: Passiflora edulis [TuWuLe1988, WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Piperaceae: Piper aduncum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Piper methysticum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Piper puberulum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Poaceae: Saccharum officinarum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Zea mays [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Proteaceae: Macadamia tetraphylla [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Rhamnaceae: Alphitonia zizyphoides [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ziziphus mauritiana [MatileEt2006]. Rosaceae: Pyrus serotina [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Rosa chinensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Rubiaceae: Borreria laevis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Coffea arabica [WilliaWa1988a, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Coffea canephora [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Coffea liberica [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Gardenia jasminoides [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Guettarda speciosa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Ixora coccinea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Morinda citrifolia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Palicourea crocea [MatileEt2006], Randia tahitensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Rutaceae: Citrus aurantifolia [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Citrus aurantium [Granar1991, BenDov1994], Citrus grandis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Citrus limon [WilliaWa1988a, Granar1991, BenDov1994, GranarScTe1997], Citrus paradisi [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Citrus reticulata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Citrus sinensis [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Evodia hortensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Sapotaceae: Manilkara zapota [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pometia pinnata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Scrophulariaceae: Russelia equisetiformis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Solanaceae: Brunfelsia hispida [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994], Capsicum annuum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994, GranarScTe1997], Capsicum frutescens [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Datura metel [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Datura suaveolens [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Lycopersicon esculentum [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Solanum indicum [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994], Solanum melongena [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994, LitCaCa1998], Solanum paniculatum [BastosDeVi2007], Solanum torvum [WilliaBu1987, BenDov1994], Solanum tuberosum. Sterculiaceae: Guazuma tomentosa [MartinBlSu2005], Kleinhovia hospita [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Theobroma cacao [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Theaceae: Camellia sinensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Tiliaceae: Triumfetta rhomboidea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Urticaceae: Boehmeria [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Leucosyke [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Pipturus argenteus [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Procris pedunculata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Verbenaceae: Clerodendrum disparifolium [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Clerodendrum fallax [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Clerodendrum paniculatum [TuWuLe1988, WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Premna obtusifolia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Premna taitensis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Stachytarpheta [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Tectona grandis [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Verbena [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Vitex trifolia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]. Vitaceae: Vitis vinifera [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994, GranarScTe1997]. Zingiberaceae: Alpinia nutans [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Alpinia purpurata [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Elettaria cardamomum [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Hedychium coronarium [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Nicolaia speciosa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Zingiber officinale [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994].
DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Madagascar [Cox1989, BenDov1994]; Mauritius [Maskel1897]; Rodriques Island [Maskel1897, Cox1989, BenDov1994]. Afrotropical: Seychelles [Cox1989, BenDov1994]. Australasian: American Samoa [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Australia (New South Wales [Cox1989, BenDov1994], Northern Territory [Cox1989, BenDov1994], Queensland [Cox1989, BenDov1994], South Australia [Cox1989, BenDov1994]); Christmas Island [Willia2004a]; Cook Islands [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Fiji [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; French Polynesia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994] (Austral Islands [Cox1989, BenDov1994], Society Islands [Cox1989, BenDov1994]); Kiribati [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; New Caledonia [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Niue [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Papua New Guinea [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Solomon Islands [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Tokelau [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Tonga [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Vanuatu (=New Hebrides) [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994]; Western Samoa [Cox1989, BenDov1994]. Nearctic: Mexico [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Neotropical: Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]); Argentina (Buenos Aires [Granar1991, BenDov1994], Entre Rios [Granar1991, BenDov1994], Jujuy [GranarCl2003], Santa Cruz [GranarCl2003], Tucuman [Granar1991, BenDov1994]); Bermuda [HodgsoHi1991, HodgsoHi1990, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Brazil [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994] (Amazonas [FoldiKo2006], Espirito Santo [SantaCReSo2002, CulikMaVe2007], Paraiba [BastosDeVi2007]); Colombia [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, Kondo2001]; Costa Rica [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Cuba [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, MartinBlSu2005]; Dominica [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Galapagos Islands [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Grenada [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Guadeloupe [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, MatileEt2006]; Guatemala [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Guyana [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Haiti [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, PerezG2008]; Honduras [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Jamaica [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Saint Lucia [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Suriname [WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]); U.S. Virgin Islands [Cox1989, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]; Uruguay [GranarScTe1997]. Oriental: Andaman Islands [Willia2004a]; Bangladesh [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a]; Brit. Indian Ocean Terr. (=Chagos Arch.) [Cox1989, BenDov1994]; Brunei [Willia2004a]; Burma (=Myanmar) [Crowe1985, Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a]; India [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a] (Gujarat [Willia2004a], Karnataka [Willia2004a], Kerala [Willia2004a], Maharashtra [Willia2004a], Punjab [Willia2004a], Tamil Nadu [Willia2004a], Tripura [Willia2004a]); Indonesia [Willia2004a] (Irian Jaya [WilliaWa1988a, BenDov1994], Java [Willia2004a], Kalimantan (=Borneo) [Cox1989, BenDov1994], Lombok [Willia2004a], Sulawesi (=Celebes) [Willia2004a], Sumatra [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a]); Kampuchea (=Cambodia) [Willia2004a]; Malaysia [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a] (Sabah [Willia2004a], Sarawak [Willia2004a]); Maldives [WatsonOoGi1995, Willia2004a]; Philippines [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a] (Luzon [LitCa1994a, LitCaCa1998]); Singapore [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a]; Sri Lanka [Willia2004a]; Taiwan [TuWuLe1988, BenDov1994, LaiCh2007]; Thailand [Cox1989, BenDov1994, Willia2004a]; Vietnam [Willia2004a].
BIOLOGY: Buckley & Gullan (1991) showed, in Papua New Guinea, that attendance by the aggresive ant, Iridomyrmex nitidus Mayr, reduces the rate of parasitization.
GENERAL REMARKS: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams & Watson (1988a), Tu et al. (1988), Cox (1989), Cox (1989) (as Pl. psidii), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992), Lit et al. (1998) and by Williams (2004a).
STRUCTURE: Colour photograph given by Lit et al. (1998). Moharana (1990) reported chromosome number 2n=10.
SYSTEMATICS: Dactylopius calceolariae var. minor Maskell, has been synonymized with Pl. citri by Morrison (1925), but Cox (1989) distinguished between them and resurrected the former as a species in Planococcus. Ho et al. (2007) isolated the sex pheromone of the mealybug, Planococcus minor by fractionation of crude pheromone extract obtained by aeration of virgin females. The pheromone was identified as the irregular terpenoid, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-2,4-hexadienyl acetate, by mass spectrometry, microchemical tests, and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The stereochemistry of the pheromone was assigned as (E) by comparison with synthetic standards of known geometry. The compound was highly attractive to males in laboratory bioassays, whereas the (Z)-isomer appeared to antagonize attraction.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONTROL: Planococcus minor is a common species of many economically important plants, particularly cocoa, throughout its geographical range. Bastos et al. (2007) reported this species as pest of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum) in Paraiba, Brazil.
KEYS: Williams 2004a: 620-622 (female) [Planococcus species of southern Asia]; Lit et al. 1998: 32 (female) [Philippines]; Williams & Granara de Willink 1992: 393 (female) [Central and South America]; Cox 1989: 9 (female) [World]; Williams & Watson 1988a: 163 (female) [Tropical South Pacific Region].
CITATIONS: BastosDeVi2007 [host, distribution, economic importance: 625-628]; BatraBrKh1987 [host, distribution: 250-251]; BenDov1994 [catalogue: 365-368]; BhuiyaChKa2000 [biological control: 417-420]; BiswasGh2000 [life history, host, distribution: 929-932]; BuckleGu1991 [host, distribution, life history: 284]; Cox1981 [taxonomy, description, illustartion, host, distribution: 48-52]; Cox1989 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 52-55,62-66]; Crowe1985 [distribution]; CulikMaVe2007 [host, distribution: 1-5]; DeitzTo1980 [taxonomy: 54]; Fernal1903b [catalogue, taxonomy: 99]; FoldiKo2006 [host, distribution: 308]; Granar1991 [host, distribution: 264]; GranarCl2003 [host, distribution: 625-637]; GranarScTe1997 [host, distribution, economic importance: 97, 99]; HoHuCh2007 [chemistry, pheromone: 1986-1996]; Kondo2001 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 37]; LaiCh2007 [host, distribution, economic importance, chemical control: 111-126]; LitCa1994a [host, distribution: 393, 394]; LitCaCa1998 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 35-38]; MarottTr1995a [taxonomy: 70-71]; MartinBlSu2005 [host, distribution: 125-127]; Maskel1897 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution: 322]; MatileEt2006 [host. distribution: 182]; Mohara1990 [structure: 48]; PaulGh2004 [chemical control: 729-732]; PerezG2008 [distribution: 216]; RungScEv2008 [taxonomy, DNA, molecular biology: 525-532]; SahooGh2001 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 436-445]; SahooGhMa1999 [life history, host, distribution: 41-48]; SantaCReSo2002 [host, distribution: 333-334]; ShuklaTa1984a [host, distribution: 31]; SzentI1963 [host, distribution, biological control: 67-71]; Tang1992 [taxonomy, description, host, distribution: 375-376]; Tao1999 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 24]; ThirumGa2001 [host, distribution, chemical control, biological control: 135-136]; TuWuLe1988 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 83-84, 96-99]; Waterh1997 [host, distribution, economic importance: 156-171]; WatsonOoGi1995 [host, distribution: 43]; Willia1982b [host, distribution: 444-451]; Willia1985 [taxonomy, host, distribution: 274]; Willia2004a [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 651-655]; WilliaBu1987 [host, distribution: 92]; WilliaGr1992 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 402-404]; WilliaWa1988a [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 167-170].
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