DISTRIBUTION: Map VIII. HI, TX. Foreign:
India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
BIOLOGY: Usually found on the undersides of
leaves along major veins. Live young are born.
The male is unknown.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: Apparently not
economically important in Florida.
REMARKS: Gill et al. (1977) agreed with
Steinweden (1929) that C. acutissimus did not
belong in Coccus but were uncertain of the
generic placement. The distinctive body shape,
color, placement on leaf, and reduced append-
ages usually distinguish this species from all
others in Florida.
MATERIAL STUDIED: FLORIDA: Cypress
Gardens, 2(2), Cycas circinalis, 5-XII-1969,
Training Class; Homestead, 1(1), Licaria trian-
dra, 2-1-1973, J. Knowles; Miami, 2(2),
Magnolia grandiflora, 4-III-1969, J. Dillon;
1(1), Cycas revoluta, 9-II-1973, P. Pullara;
Riviera Beach, 1(1), Cycas circinalis,
24-IX-1973, K. Geyer; Winter Haven, 2(2),
Erydrissia sp., 5-XII-1969, W. P. Henderson.




 COCCUS CAPPARIDIS (Green)


SYNONYMS:


Lecanium capparidis Green
 1904:187
Lecanium (Coccus) capparidis
 Green 1937:229
Coccus capparidis (Green), Full-
 away 1938:46, Beardsley
 1972:142, Anon. 1975:416,
 Gill et al. 1977:16


Map VIII. Distribution of Coccus acutissimus.


developed without tibiotarsal scleroses; claw
digitules of equal size; claw with small denticle.
Antennae (Fig. 31, A) 6 to 7-segmented, when
6-segmented 3rd segment longest. Few tubular
ducts (Fig. 31, E) on submarginal area of ab-
domen. Spiracular quinquelocular pores (Fig.
31, C) in single or double irregular row from
spiracle to body margin. Multilocular pores (Fig.


SUGGESTED COMMON NAME: capparis soft
scale
FIELD DESCRIPTION: Body broadly oval to
deltoid, flat or slightly convex, pale green (Fig.
30) (Gill et al. 1977).
DESCRIPTION: (Fig. 31) Adult female broadly
oval to deltoid, ca. 3.0 mm long, 2.0 mm wide.
DoRsuM-Derm membranous or slightly
sclerotized. Eye spots on lateral margin of head.
Submarginal tubercles (Fig. 31, L) number
10-16. Dorsal setae (Fig. 31, K) small, clavate to
almost capitate, randomly distributed.
Microducts usually surrounded by clear area.
Preopercular pores (Fig. 31, J) small, number
5-18. Anal plates (Fig. 31, Gi) withpaudolateral
margin longer than cephalolateral margin.
VENTER--Derm membranous. Legs well


Fig. 30. Coccus capparidis, adult female,