Abstract
The genus Caenohomalopoda Tachikawa belongs to the tribe Habrolepidini, subtribe Habrolepidina, and contains eight species at present. Caenohomalopoda is present in the Oriental, Palaearctic, Australasian, Afrotropical and Nearctic regions. From India, three species, C. longiclava Basha & Hayat, C. longistylata Singh and C. koreana Tachikawa, Paik & Paik are known at present, along with one undetermined species; a key was provided by Hayat (2006) for the Indian species. Zhang & Huang (2006) provided a key to the species of the world and described C. chinensis Zhang & Huang from southwestern China. Caenohomalopoda shikokuensis (Tachikawa) is the most widely distributed species. According to Zhang & Huang (2006), hosts of Caenohomalopoda spp. are scale insects belonging to the Odonaspidini (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on bamboos or reeds.
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