Abstract： A new ornate pit scale(Hemiptera:Coccomorpha:Cerococcidae):Antecerococcus ficicola sp.nov.,is described and illustrated.It was found on Ficus sp.in Yunnan,China.This new species is closest to Antecerococcus roseus(Green,1909)but differs from the latter in:1)cribriform plates in a group of 8-14 on each side of abdominal segment Ⅱ;and 2)having small convex closed pores.An identification key to the adult females of Antecerococcus species known in China is also provided.