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Issue: Vol. 5693 No. 1: 16 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.6
Page range: 94-106
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A new species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from southwest China evidenced by morphological and molecular data, with a discussion on the variation in the number of clear areas in the C. floridensis species-group

Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; College of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; China; Yunnan Academy of Biodiversity; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; College of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; China; Yunnan Academy of Biodiversity; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; China
Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha DNA barcode 28S Yunnan

Abstract

A new species of wax scale, Ceroplastes planoides Li & Wang, sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), from Yunnan Province, China., is described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analysis based on COI and 28S genes confirms the monophyly of this new species. A key to the currently known species of the genus Ceroplastes in China is provided, along with a discussion on the variation in the number of clear areas within the C. floridensis species group.

 

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How to Cite

Li, P. & Wang, X. (2025) A new species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from southwest China evidenced by morphological and molecular data, with a discussion on the variation in the number of clear areas in the C. floridensis species-group. Zootaxa, 5693 (1), 94–106. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.6