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Coccus celatus (coffee green scale)

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Summary

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  • 27 June 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Coccus celatus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • coffee green scale
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960

Preferred Common Name

  • coffee green scale

Other Scientific Names

  • Coccus consimilis De Lotto, 1960

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
  •                             Superfamily: Coccoidea
  •                                 Family: Coccidae
  •                                     Genus: Coccus
  •                                         Species: Coccus celatus

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

Brunei DarussalamPresentWilliams, 1982
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)PresentIntroducedWoods & Steiner, 2012
Indonesia
-Irian JayaPresentIntroducedWilliams & Watson, 1990
-JavaPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
-SulawesiPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
-SumatraPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
Malaysia
-Peninsular MalaysiaPresentIntroducedMurphy, 1997
-SabahPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
-SarawakPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
PhilippinesPresentIntroducedLit, 1997
ThailandPresentIntroducedCIE, 1991
VietnamPresentIntroducedDanzig & Konstantinova, 1990

AFRICA

CameroonPresentMatile-Ferrero & Nonveiller, 1984
Côte d'IvoirePresentCouturier et al., 1985
KenyaPresentLotto De, 1969
SomaliaPresentWilliams, 1982
SudanPresentMurphy, 1997
TanzaniaPresentMurphy, 1997
UgandaPresentLotto De, 1960
ZimbabwePresentHodgson, 1969

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilPresentGranara et al., 2010
-Espirito SantoPresentGranara et al., 2010
-Minas GeraisPresentGranara et al., 2010

OCEANIA

Papua New GuineaPresentAPPPC, 1987; Williams & Watson, 1990

Habitat List

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CategoryHabitatPresenceStatus
Terrestrial-managed
Cultivated / agricultural landPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Annona muricata (soursop)AnnonaceaeOther
Arachis hypogaea (groundnut)FabaceaeOther
Bertiera racemosaRubiaceaeWild host
Calophyllum membranaceumClusiaceaeWild host
Calophyllum soulattriClusiaceaeWild host
CarissaApocynaceaeWild host
Casuarina (beefwood)CasuarinaceaeWild host
CitrusRutaceaeOther
Coffea arabica (arabica coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Coffea canephora (robusta coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Coffea liberica (Liberian coffee tree)RubiaceaeMain
Corynanthe pachycerasRubiaceaeWild host
CostusZingiberaceaeWild host
GardeniaRubiaceaeWild host
Ixora coccinea (flame of woods)RubiaceaeWild host
Macaranga barteriEuphorbiaceaeWild host
Psidium guajava (guava)MyrtaceaeOther
PsychotriaRubiaceaeWild host

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

premature drop

Leaves

abnormal colours
honeydew or sooty mould

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
AnisochrysaPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
AprostocetusParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
CheiloneurusHyperparasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Cheiloneurus cyanonotusHyperparasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Chilocorus angolensisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Chilocorus nigripesPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Coccophagus argocoxaParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Coccophagus nubesParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Coccophagus rustiParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Cryptolaemus affinisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Diversinervus stramineusParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Eublemma scitulaPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Exochomus flavipesPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Exochomus ventralisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
HarmoniaPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
HyperaspisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
MahencyrtusParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Mallada boninensisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Marietta leopardinaHyperparasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
MetaphycusParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Metaphycus baruensisParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Metaphycus stanleyiParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
MicraspisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
OrcusPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
PromuscideaHyperparasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
RhyzobiusPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
Scymnodes longicornisPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
SerangiumPredatorAdults/Eggs/Nymphs
TrichomasthusParasiteAdults/Eggs/Nymphs

References

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Apety J, 1994. Imidan insecticide 500 for greenscale control in coffee. Newsletter - Coffee Research Institute, No. 1:7-8.

APPPC, 1987. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in Asia and the Pacific region. Technical Document No. 135. Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region (RAPA).

Buckley RC, Gullan PJ, 1991. More aggressive ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) provide better protection for soft scales and mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccidae, Pseudococcidae). Biotropica, 23:282-286.

CIE, 1991. Coccus celatus. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests. Map No. 525, No. 525. Wallingford, UK: CAB International, 2 pp.

Couturier G, Matile-Ferrero D, Richard C, 1985. Sur les cochenilles de la région de Taï (Côte d'Ivoire) recensées dans les cultures et en forêt dense (Homoptera Coccoidea). Revue Francais d'Entomologie, 7:273-286.

Danzig EM, Konstantinova GM, 1990. On coccid (Homoptera, Coccinea) fauna of Vietnam. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Leningrad, 209:38-52.

De Lotto G, 1960. The green scales of coffee in Africa south of the Sahara (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 51:389-403.

Granara de Willink MC, Pirovani VD, Ferreira PSF, 2010. Coccus species affecting Coffea arabica in Brazil (Coccoideae: Coccidae) and the redescription of two species. (Las especies de Coccus que afectan Coffea arabica en Brasil (Coccoidea: Coccidae) y redescripcion de dos especies.) Neotropical Entomology, 39(3):391-399. http://www.scielo.br/ne

Hodgson CJ, 1969. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) Vol. 4. 1-42.

Lit LL, 1997. First report of the family Lecanodiaspididae and other records and notes on Philippine scale insects (Coccidea, Hemiptera). Philippine Entomologist, 11:87-95.

Lotto GDe, 1969. On a few old and new soft scales and mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 32(2):413-422.

Masamdu R, 1989. Factors influencing the effectiveness Metaphycus baruensis Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in parasitising Coccus spp. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on coffee in Papua New Guinea. PNG Coffee, 8(2):89-91.

Matile-Ferrero D, Nonveiller G, 1984. Coccoidea. In: Catalogue commenté et illustré des insectes du Cameroun d'intérêt agricole (apparitions, réparition, importance). Memoires [ed. by Nonveiller, G.]. Belgrade, Serbia: Institut pour la Protection des Plantes.

Murphy ST, 1985. Final report on a visit to Papua New Guinea to assess the status of green scale on coffee and to make recommendations for the introduction and release of natural enemies. Nairobi, Kenya: Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Kenya Station, 6 pp.

Murphy ST, 1991. Insect natural enemies of coffee green scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Kenya and their potential for biological control of Coccus celatus and C. viridis in Papua New Guinea. Entomophaga, 36(4):519-529.

Murphy ST, 1997. Coffee. In: Soft Scale Insects - their biology, natural enemies and control. World Crop Pests, 7B [ed. by Ben-Dov, Y. \Hodgson, C. J.]. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 367-379.

Murphy ST, Brook A, Shaw R, Shaw W, 2011. Sustainable management of coffee green scales in Papua New Guinea. Final report for ACIAR. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR, 81 pp.

Williams DJ, 1982. The distribution and synonymy of Coccus celatus De Lotto (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and its importance on coffee in Papua New Guinea. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 72(1):107-109.

Williams DJ, Watson GW, 1990. The scale insects of the tropical South Pacific region. Part 3: the soft scales (Coccidae) and other families. Wallingford, UK: CAB International, 267 pp.

Woods B, Steiner E, 2012. Christmas Island fruit fly and scale survey., Australia: Government of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture and Food, 22 pp.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Brunei Darussalam: Present Williams, 1982Brazil: Present Granara et al., 2010Brazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryCôte d'Ivoire: Present Couturier et al., 1985Cameroon: Present Matile-Ferrero & Nonveiller, 1984Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Present, introduced Woods & Steiner, 2012Indonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia See regional map for distribution within the countryKenya: Present Lotto De, 1969Malaysia See regional map for distribution within the countryMalaysia See regional map for distribution within the countryMalaysia See regional map for distribution within the countryPapua New Guinea: Present APPPC, 1987; Williams & Watson, 1990Papua New Guinea: Present APPPC, 1987; Williams & Watson, 1990Philippines: Present, introduced Lit, 1997Philippines: Present, introduced Lit, 1997Sudan: Present Murphy, 1997Somalia: Present Williams, 1982Thailand: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Tanzania: Present Murphy, 1997Uganda: Present Lotto De, 1960Vietnam: Present, introduced Danzig & Konstantinova, 1990Zimbabwe: Present Hodgson, 1969
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Brunei Darussalam: Present Williams, 1982Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Present, introduced Woods & Steiner, 2012Irian Jaya: Present, introduced Williams & Watson, 1990Java: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Sulawesi: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Sumatra: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Peninsular Malaysia: Present, introduced Murphy, 1997Sabah: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Sarawak: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Papua New Guinea: Present APPPC, 1987; Williams & Watson, 1990Philippines: Present, introduced Lit, 1997Thailand: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Vietnam: Present, introduced Danzig & Konstantinova, 1990
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa) Côte d'Ivoire: Present Couturier et al., 1985Cameroon: Present Matile-Ferrero & Nonveiller, 1984Kenya: Present Lotto De, 1969Sudan: Present Murphy, 1997Somalia: Present Williams, 1982Tanzania: Present Murphy, 1997Uganda: Present Lotto De, 1960Zimbabwe: Present Hodgson, 1969
Distribution map (north america)
Distribution map (central america)
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Present Granara et al., 2010Espirito Santo: Present Granara et al., 2010Minas Gerais: Present Granara et al., 2010
Distribution map (pacific) Irian Jaya: Present, introduced Williams & Watson, 1990Sulawesi: Present, introduced CIE, 1991Papua New Guinea: Present APPPC, 1987; Williams & Watson, 1990Philippines: Present, introduced Lit, 1997

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