DESCRIPTION OF THE ADULT FEMALE AND MALE OF PAPAYA MEALYBUG, PARACOCCUS MARGINATUS WILLIAMS & GRANARA DE WILLINK (HEMIPTERA : PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)
ATANU SENI *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA MOHANPUR-741 252
A.K. SAHOO *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA MOHANPUR-741 252
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The detailed morphological study on adult male and female of the mealy bug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink has been carried out. The adult females possess 8 segmented antenna, multilocular pores, oral collar tubular ducts on venter and 10-11 pairs oral rim tubular ducts on margins of dorsum. The dipterous adult males are characterized by the presence of 10 segmented antenna, multilocular disc pores on the both surfaces and one pair of cluster of Stellate or tail forming glandular pouch on each side of the dorsal abdominal segment IX.
Keywords: Female, male, morphology, Paracoccus marginatus