Taxonomy of Ceroplastes Rubens Maskell with description of a related new species (Hemiptera : Coccoidea : Coccidae) from Reunion, including DNA polymorphism analysis [Taxonomie de Ceroplastes Rubens Maskell, avec description d'une nouvelle espèce affine (Homoptera : Coccoidea : Coccidae), de la Réunion, incluant une analyse du polymorphisme de l'ADN]
Co-Authors:
Ben-Dov, Y., Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Matile-Ferrero, D., Mus. National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire d'Entomologie, 45 rue Buffon, F -75005 Paris, France
Gafny, R., Department of Virology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Abstract:
A new species Ceroplastes reunionensis is described from Réunion, where it was found heavily infesting Mangifera indica, Persea americana and several ornamental plants. The closely related species, C. rubens Maskell is redescribed from topotypic material collected in Queensland, Australia. These two species differ from each other in the wax test colour, body colour, morphological, biological and molecular characters (RAPD). Inter-and intraspecific variation of several morphological characters of both species is discussed. Ceroplastes vinsonii Signoret, 1872, is regarded as a nomen oblitum, and therefore becomes a new synonym of Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881.