title: Morphology of the immature female stages and the wax test of ten species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) from Brazil.
abstract: This paper describes the development of the waxy test and the microscopic characters of the three female nymphal instars of Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, C. diospyros Hempel, C. floridensis Comstock, C. flosculoides Matile-Ferrero, C. formicarius Hempel, C. formosus Hempel, C. grandis Hempel, C. iheringi Cockerell, C. lucidus Hempel, and C. stellifer (Westwood). The discussion compares their morphology and divides the species into three groups according to the pattern of their dermal and wax characters.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, UFSCar, Caixa Postal 676, 13565-905, São Carlos-SP, Brazil.; Email: keilacoelho@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Keila C C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n Jaboticabal-SP, 14884-900.; Email: anaperonti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana L B G
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Peronti
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Biological Systematics, The National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF 10 3NP, Wales.; Email: hodgsoncj@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Chris J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, UFSCar, Caixa Postal 676, 13565-905, São Carlos-SP, Brazil.; Email: dcrs@ufscar.br.
authors.forename: Carlos R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Sousa-Silva
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size