Biology:Laminicoccus

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Short description: Genus of insects

Laminicoccus
Laminicoccus flandersi 137803709.jpg
Laminicoccus flandersi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Laminicoccus
Williams, 1960
Type species
Tylococcus giffardi

Laminicoccus is a genus of mealy-bugs belonging to the family Pseudococcidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1960 by Williams.[1][2]

Species of this genus are found in both Australia and New Zealand.[3]

Species

The Encyclopedia of Life lists six species:[4]

  • Laminicoccus asteliae Cox 1987
  • Laminicoccus eastopi Cox 1987
  • Laminicoccus flandersi Williams 1985
  • Laminicoccus pandani (Cockerell 1895) (Mealybug)
  • Laminicoccus pandanicola (Takahashi 1939)
  • Laminicoccus vitiensis (Green & Laing 1924)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Laminicoccus Williams, 1960" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Laminicoccus. 
  2. Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [402]
  3. "Laminicoccus Williams, 1960" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2094713. 
  4. "Laminicoccus - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/86138. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10553591 entry