Morphology of the immature female stages and the wax test of ten species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) from Brazil Author Rosa, Keila C. C. Author Peronti, Ana L. B. G. Author Hodgson, Chris J. Author Sousa-Silva, Carlos R. text Zootaxa 2016 4136 2 247 308 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.2.2 1175-5326 258111 51AD5A69-203A-411F-B948-A718B54DCCE4

TABLE 5. Microscopic characters of third-instar female nymphs of ten species of Ceroplastes.

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3rd instar	C. cirripediformis (Fig. 30)	C. floridensis (Fig. 31)	C. formicarius (Fig. 32)	C. grandis (Fig. 33)	C.stellifer (Fig. 34)
Body length	730–980 µm	630–970 µm	1020–1330 µm	1000–1430 µm	700–920 µm
Body width	420–630 µm	430–680 µm	700–1120 µm	650–1000 µm	540–800 µm
Dorsal region
Clear areas	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a	5 lateral pairs, one cephalic	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a
	dorsal, plus one area around	plus one area around anal	dorsal, plus one area around	dorsal, plus one area around	dorsal, plus one area around
	anal plate, each without pores	plate, each without pores or	anal plate, each without pores	anal plate, all without pores or	anal plate, each without pores
	or setae.	setae.	or setae.	setae, except cephalic clear area with one pair of conical	or setae.
				setae with truncated or
				rounded apices, 1.5 µm long,
				basal socket width 2.5 µm.
Dorsal setae	Capitate, each 1.5–3.0 µm long, with basal socket width	Setae with slightly convergent sides and a blunt apex, each	Two shapes: (i) cylindrical with a truncate	Two shapes: (i) cylindrical or slightly conical	Not detected
	3.0–3.5 µm.	2.5–3.0 µm long, basal socket	apex laterally, each 5.0 µm	with a truncated apex, each
		width about 3 µm.	long, basal socket width 3 µm	3.0–5.0 µm long, basal socket
			and (ii) conical, each 2–4 µm	width 3.0 µm and (ii)
			long, basal socket width 3	cylindrical, but with a chisel-
			µm.	like apex, 3.0–4.0 µm long,
				basal socket width 3.0 µm.
Loculate microducts	1 and 2 satellite loculi; each	1, 2 and 3 satellite loculi; each	1, 2 and 3 satellite loculi; each	1, 2, 3 and 4 satellite loculi;	0, 1 and 2 satellite loculi; each
	pore about 2–4 µm wide;	pore about 2.5–5.0 µm wide;	pore about 2–4 µm wide;	each pore about 3–5 µm wide;	about 1–3 µm wide
	those with 1 satellite loculus	those with 1 and 2 satellite	those with 2 satellite loculi	those with 1 and 2 satellite
	most abundant throughout.	loculi most abundant throughout.	most abundant throughout.	loculi most abundant throughout.