Valid Names Results
Matsucoccus sinensis Chen, F.G., 1937 (Matsucoccidae: Matsucoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Matsucoccus sinensis Chen, F.G. 1937: 382. Type data: CHINA: Chekiang, Hwengyen (Chi-Lon-Shan), on needles of Pinus sp.; collected January 30 and May 14, 1936.. Syntypes, female and first instar, accepted valid name Notes: The author stated that the types were in his collection.
Common Names
- Chinese pine needle scale YoungHuRe1980
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Pinaceae
- Pinus | Chen1937
- Pinus massoniana | TangHa1995
- Pinus tabuliformis | TangHa1995
- Pinus thunbergii | BugajNJuKa2021
- Pinus yunnanensis | LiLiYa2025
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- China
- Anhui (=Anhwei) | LiLiYa2025
- Fujian (=Fukien) | LiLiYa2025
- Gansu (=Kansu) | LiLiYa2025
- Guizhou (=Kweichow) | LiLiYa2025
- Henan (=Honan) | LiLiYa2025
- Jiangsu (=Kiangsu) | TangHa1995
- Shaanxi (=Shensi) | TangHa1995
- Shanghai | TangHa1995
- Sichuan (=Szechwan) | LiLiYa2025
- Yunnan | Ferris1950
- Zhejiang (=Chekiang) | Chen1937 TangHa1995
Keys
- TangHa1995: pp.101-102, 608-609 ( Adult (F) ) [Palearctic]
Remarks
- Structure: The eggs of M. sinensis are oval in shape, initially yellow in color, and later dark yellow, enclosed in a white, flocculent egg sac. Newly hatched nymphs had a nearly transparent body with fully developed appendages. Later in development, the female, without limbs, has a larger, obovate body with a black shiny shell, whereas the male is smaller, oval-shaped, and also has a black shell. The adult female remains within the shell, with indistinct body segments, a pair of black monocular eyes, and degenerated antennae and legs. Male adults have filamentous antennae, a pair of compound eyes, and prominent features on both sides. The ventral tail end of the male had a hook-shaped mating device and multiple white tail filaments. (Li et al. 2025)
- Biology: M. sinensis completes one generation over two years in southern Gansu from 2021 to 2023. The peak occurrence of adult male and female M. sinensis occurs in early May (Li et al. 2025).
- Economic Importance: Causes severe damage to multiple pine forest species across several provinces in China (Li et al. 2025).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Chen (1937), Ferris (1950), Young et al. (1980) and by Tang & Hao (1995). Description and illustration of nymphs by Ferris (1950). Life history and developmental stages, with color photographs, in Li et al. (2025).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 136-137
- BodenhNe1955: taxonomy, 10
- BugajNJuKa2021: distribution, host, list, 305
- Chen1937: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 382-386
- DaiSuSh2006: control, distribution, ecology, host, life history, 33-35
- Ferris1950: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 11-12,30-31
- Foldi1998: catalog, 429
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 208
- Foldi2005: taxonomy, 166
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 22
- LiLiYa2025: biology, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, importance, life history, nymph,
- Rieux1975: distribution, host, taxonomy, 157-168
- Tang1978: taxonomy, 168
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 113-114,560,680
- TangWuLi1997: taxonomy, 17-23
- Yang1982: distribution, host, 21
- Young1980: taxonomy, 183,186,188
- YoungHuRe1980: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 42-46
