Valid Names Results
Ceroplastes magnificus (Green, 1930) (Coccidae: Ceroplastes)Nomenclatural History
- Vinsonia magnifica Green 1930c: 290. Type data: INDONESIA: Sumatra, Fort de Kock, on Mangifera odorata and Eugenia malaccensis.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Vinsonia mangifica Green, 1930; Ali 1971: 19. misspelling of species epithet
- Ceroplastes magnifica (Green, 1930); Hodgson & Peronti 2012: 155. change of combination
- Ceroplastes magnificus (Green, 1930); Pellizzari & Williams 2013: 407. emendation that is justified
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera odorata | Ali1971 Green1930c
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus heterophyllus | WuWa2019
- Myrtaceae
- Syzygium aqueum | Ali1971 Green1930c
- Syzygium jambos | Ali1971 Green1930c | (= Eugenia malaccensis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- China
- Yunnan | WuWa2019
- Indonesia
- Sumatra | Ali1971 Green1930c
Keys
- WuWa2019: pp.521 ( Adult (F) ) [Ceroplastes in China]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on twigs of its host.
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1971: distribution, host, 19
- BenDov1993: catalog, 338
- Green1930c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 281,290-292
- PellizWi2013: taxonomy, 407
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 211
- WuWa2019: biology, distribution, host, illustration, key, 521, 526-527
