Species Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Coccus rusci Linnaeus, C. 1758. II. Hemiptera. pp. 434-457 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [456].
• Coccus caricae Fabricius, J.C. 1794. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tom. 1. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 4 472 pp. [225].
• Coccus artemisiae Rossi, P. 1794. Mantissa insectorum exhibens species nuper in Etruria collectas adjectis faunae etruscae illustrationibus ac emendationibus. Pisa : Polloni. [56].
• Calypticus radiatus Costa, O.G. 1829. Fauna del Regno di Napoli, famiglia de coccinigliferi, o de' gallinsetti. Napoli : Emitteri 23 pp. [12].
• Calypticus testudineus Costa, O.G. 1829. Fauna del Regno di Napoli, famiglia de coccinigliferi, o de' gallinsetti. Napoli : Emitteri 23 pp. [12].
• Coccus hydatis Costa, O.G. 1829. Fauna del Regno di Napoli, famiglia de coccinigliferi, o de' gallinsetti. Napoli : Emitteri 23 pp. [14].
• Columnea testudiniformis Targioni Tozzetti, A. 1866. Come certe cocciniglie sieno cagione di alcune melate delle piante, e di alcune ruggini; e come la cocciniglia del fico dia in abbondanza una specie di cera. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Georgofili ns 13: 115-137; App. 138-146 [142] [unjustified replacement name; discovered by Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A systematic catalogue of the soft scale insects of the world (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp. (52)].

  Secondary source:

   Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A Systematic Catalogue of the Soft Scale Insects of the World (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp.
• Columnea testudinata Targioni Tozzetti, A. 1868. Introduzione alla seconda memoria per gli studi sulle cocciniglie, e catalogo dei generi e delle specie della famiglia dei coccidi. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali 11: 694-738 [unjustified replacement name; discovered by Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A systematic catalogue of the soft scale insects of the world (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp. (52)].

  Secondary source:

   Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A Systematic Catalogue of the Soft Scale Insects of the World (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp.
• Ceroplastes denudatus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1893. The West Indian species of Ceroplastes. The Entomologist 26: 80-83 [82].
• Ceroplastes nerii Newstead, R. 1897. New Coccidae collected in Algeria by the Rev. Alfred E. Eaton. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 93-103 [101].
• Ceroplastes tenuitectus Green, E.E. 1907. XII. Notes on the Coccidae collected by the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean: supplemented by a collection received from Mr. R. Dupont, Director of Agriculture, Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 12: 197-207 [204].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Boyer de Fonscolombe, E.L.J.H. 1834. [Description of Kermes species found near Aix.] Description des Kermes qu'on trouve aux environs d'Aix. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 3: 201-218 [205] (Coccus caricae Fabricius, 1794)
• Signoret, V. 1869. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides), 2e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4 8: 829-876 [870] (Calypticus testudineus Costa, 1829; p. 871 Calypticus radiatus Costa, 1829 and Coccus hydatis Costa, 1829)
• Signoret, V. 1872. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides), 9e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 5 2: 33-46 [37] (Coccus artemisiae Rossi, 1794)
• Green, E.E. 1923. Observations on the Coccidae of the Madeira Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 87-99 [94] (Ceroplastes tenuitectus Green, 1907)
• Borchsenius, N.S. 1957. Subtribe mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Soft scale insects Coccidae. Vol. IX. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR ns 66: 1-493 [455] (Ceroplastes nerii Newstead, 1897)
• Nakahara, S. 1978. Ceroplastes denudatus, junior synonym of C. rusci (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 80: 657-658 [657] (Ceroplastes denudatus Cockerell, 1893)

 

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

ID Keys

(Granara de Willink, M.C., 1999) [49] (female; Argentina); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1990) [65] (female; tropical South Pacific); (Ezzat, Y.M. & Hussein, N.A., 1969) [371] (female; Egypt); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1957) [451] (female; Palaearctic region); (Cockerell, T.D.A., 1895) [8] (female; Antigua).

 

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson, C.J. 1969. Notes on Rhodesian Coccidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea): Part II: The genera Ceroplastes and Gascardia. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 4: 1–43 and Hodgson, C.J. 1994. The scale insect family Coccidae: an identification manual to genera. Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International Institute of Entomology 639 pp.. Good description of the adult female given by Borchsenius, N.S. 1957. Subtribe mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Soft scale insects Coccidae. Vol. IX. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR ns 66: 1–493 and by Granara de Willink, M.C. 1999. [Soft scale insects of Argentina (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)] Las cochinillas blandas de la República Argentina (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Contributions on Entomology, International 3(1): 1–183.

BIOLOGY

Khasawinah, A.M.A. & Talhouk, A.S. 1964. The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linn.). Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 53: 113–151 studied the biology and phenology in Lebanon. Life history and economic importance in Israel studied by Bodkin, G.E. 1927. The fig wax-scale (Ceroplastes rusci L.) in Palestine. Bulletin of Entomological Research 17: 259–263. Inserra, S. 1970. [Acclimatization, distribution and biological notes on Aphytis melinus De Bach in Sicily.] Acclimitation, diffusion et notes sur la biologie d'Aphytis melinus De Bach en Sicile. Al Awamia 37: 39–46 studied the phenology and natural enemies on citrus in Sicily, Italy. Develops two generations a year in Greece (see Argyriou, L.C. & Santorini, A.P. 1980. On the phenology of Ceroplastes rusci L. (Hom. Coccidae) on fig-trees in Greece. Mededeelingen van de Rijksfaculteit Landbouwwetenschappen te Gent 45: 593–601). Bénassy, C. & Franco, E. 1974. Sur l'ecologie de Ceroplastes rusci L. (Homoptera, Lecanoidae) dans les Alpes-Maritimes. Annales de Zoologie - Ecologie Animale 6: 11–39 observed one annual generation on fig trees in Southern France. A minor pest of citrus in Israel, but occasionally a serious pest (see Ben-Dov, Y. 1988. Manna scale, Trabutina mannipara (Hemprich & Ehrenberg) (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Systematic Entomology 13: 387–392). A pest of fig in the Mediterranean region (see Bodkin, G.E. 1927. The fig wax-scale (Ceroplastes rusci L.) in Palestine. Bulletin of Entomological Research 17: 259–263 and Bodenheimer, F.S. 1951. Citrus entomology in the Middle East with special reference to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Turkey. The Hague : W. Junk 663 pp.).

 

General References

Argyriou, L.C. 1970. [Scale insects on citrus in Greece.] Les cochenilles des citrus en Grèce. Al Awamia 37: 57-65 [57-65] (host, distribution, biological control)

Argyriou, L.C. 1983. Faunal analysis of some scale insects in Greece. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium of Central European Entomofaunistics, Budapest, 15–20 August 1983. 364-367 pp. [365] (host, distribution)

Argyriou, L.C. & Santorini, A.P. 1980. On the phenology of Ceroplastes rusci L. (Hom. Coccidae) on fig-trees in Greece. Mededeelingen van de Rijksfaculteit Landbouwwetenschappen te Gent 45: 593-601 [593-600] (taxonomy, biology, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Aziz, S.A.A.M.S. 1977. Phytophagous and entomophagous insects and mites of Iraq. Publication, University of Baghdad, Natural History Research Center 33: 1-142 [46] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1927. Contribution à l'étude des coccides de l'Afrique mineure (1re note). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 96: 175-207 [186] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1930. Contribution a l'étude des coccides de France (1re note). Faunule des Iles d'Hyères (Port-Cros et Levant). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1929: 311-317 [313] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1931. Contribution à l'étude des coccides de France (5e note). Faune de Corse. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1931: 96-102 [100] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1932. Étude biologique des coccides du bassin occidental de la Méditerranée. Paris : P. Lechevalier & Fils 214 pp. LXVII. [XXXIII] (taxonomy, host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1933. Les coccides des Iles d'Hyères (Contributión a l'étude des coccids de France, 16e note). (In French). Annales de la Société d'Histoire Naturelles de Toulon 17: 78-84 [5] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1935. Les cochenilles de l'Espagne. Revue de Pathologie Végétale et d'Entomologie Agricole de France 22: 255-269 [264] (host, distribution)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1939. Les cochenilles de Madère (seconde partie). II. Lecaniinae – Eriococcinae – Dactylopinae – Ortheziinae – Margarodidae. Revue de Pathologie Végétale et d'Entomologie Agricole de France 25: 255-272 [258] (host, distribution)

Bénassy, C. & Franco, E. 1974. Sur l'ecologie de Ceroplastes rusci L. (Homoptera, Lecanoidae) dans les Alpes-Maritimes. Annales de Zoologie Ecologie Animale 6: 11-39 [11-39] (ecology, distribution)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1970. The wax scales of the genus Ceroplastes Gray (Homoptera: Coccidae) and their parasites in Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 5: 83-92 [87-89, 92] (host, distribution, illustration)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A Systematic Catalogue of the Soft Scale Insects of the World (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp. [51-54] (catalogue)

Blanchard, R. 1883. [Useful coccids.] Les coccides utiles. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 8: 217-328 [235-238] (economic importance, chemistry)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1924. The Coccidae of Palestine. First report on this family. Zionist Organization Institute of Agriculture and Natural History, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 1: 1-100 [65-66] (host, distribution)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1926. Première note sur les cochenilles de Syrie. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1926: 41-47 [44] (host, distribution)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1928. Eine kleine Cocciden-Ausbeute aus Griechenland. Konowia 7: 191-192 [192] (host, distribution)

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Bodenheimer, F.S. 1937. Prodromus Faunae Palestinae. Essai sur les Éléments Zoogéographiques et Historiques du Sud-Oest du Sous-Règne Paléarctique. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Egypte 33: 286 pp. [219] (host, distribution)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1944. Additions to the Coccoidea of Iraq, with descriptions of two new species. Bulletin de la Société Fouad 1er d'Entomologie 28: 81-84 [84] (host, distribution)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1951. Citrus Entomology in the Middle East with Special Reference to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Turkey. The Hague : W. Junk 663 pp. [388-389] (host, distribution, economic importance)

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1953. The Coccoidea of Turkey. III. Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Istanbul B 18: 91-164 [112-113] (host, distribution, economic importance)

Bodkin, G.E. 1927. The fig wax-scale (Ceroplastes rusci L.) in Palestine. Bulletin of Entomological Research 17: 259-263 [259-261] (host, distribution, economic importance, life history, chemical control, biological control)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1937. Tables for the identification of coccids (Coccidae) injurious to cultivated plants and forests in the USSR. Leningrad : Quarantine Regional Inspection 148 pp. [79] (taxonomy, description, host, distribution)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1950. Mealybugs and Scale Insects of USSR (Coccoidea). Moscow : Akademii Nauk SSSR, Zoological Institute Vol. 32 250 pp. [154-155] (taxonomy, description, host, distribution)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1957. Subtribe mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Soft scale insects Coccidae. Vol. IX. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR ns 66: 1-493 [455-457] (taxonomy, description, host, distribution)

Borg, J. 1932. Scale Insects of the Maltese Islands. Malta : Government Printing Office 20 pp. [16] (host, distribution)

Borg, P. 1919. The scale insects of the Maltese Islands. Malta : Government Printing Office 71 pp. [37-39] (taxonomy, description, host, distribution, life history, economic importance)

Brain, C.K. 1920. The Coccidae of South Africa – V. Bulletin of Entomological Research 11: 1-41 [34-35] (taxonomy, description, host, distribution)

Carnero Hernandez, A. & Perez Guerra, G. 1986. [Coccids of the Canary Islands.] Coccidos (Homoptera: Coccoidea) de las Islas Canarias. Comunicaciones Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, Serie: Protección Vegetal. Madrid 25: 1-85 [11-12] (host, distribution, biological control)

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Green, E.E. 1907. XII. Notes on the Coccidae collected by the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean: supplemented by a collection received from Mr. R. Dupont, Director of Agriculture, Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 12: 197-207 [200, 204-205] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

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Hodgson, C.J. 1969. Notes on Rhodesian Coccidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea): Part II: The genera Ceroplastes and Gascardia. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 4: 1-43 [7-9] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Hodgson, C.J. 1994. The scale insect family Coccidae: an identification manual to genera. Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International Institute of Entomology 639 pp. [186-188] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

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Inserra, S. 1971. Il Ceroplastes rusci L. negli agrumeti della provincia di Catania. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 1970 28: 77-97 [77-97] (host, distribution, life history, biological control)

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Kaussari, M. 1957. La deuxième liste des cochenilles de l'Iran. Ministère de l'Agriculture, Entomologie et Phytopathologie Appliquées, Publication du Départment Général de la Protection Plantes. Tehran 16–17: 1-3 [1] (host, distribution)

Kfir, R. & Rosen, D. 1980. Biological studies of Microterys flavus (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a primary parasite of soft scales. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 43: 223-237 [114] (biological control, host, distribution)

Khasawinah, A.M.A. & Talhouk, A.S. 1964. The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linn.). Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 53: 113-151

Kiritchenko, A.N. 1932. Suborder Coccoidea. Scale insects. Trudy po Zashchite Rastenii, Series Entomologya 5: 63-66 [248] (taxonomy)

Koteja, J. 1974. Comparative studies on the labium in the Coccinea (Homoptera). Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Rolniczej we Warszawie, Rozprawy Naukowe 89: 1-162 [81] (distribution)

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Kozár, F. & Franco, J.C. 1995. Some new data to the scale insect fauna (Homoptera: Coccoidea) from Continental Portugal. Folia Entomologica Hungarica 56: 69-74 [71] (host, distribution)

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Lindinger, L. 1912. Die Schildläuse (Coccidae) Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorder-Asiens, einschliesslich der Azoren, der Kanaren und Madeiras. Stuttgart : E. Ulmer 388 pp. [68, 77, 102, 154, 21] (taxonomy, host, distribution)

Linnaeus, C. 1758. II. Hemiptera. pp. 434-457 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. (taxonomy, host, distribution)

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Common Name References

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