Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1893

Gavrilov, Ilya A., 2010, Descriptions of two new species of Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccinea) and additions to the scale insect fauna of Bulgaria, Zootaxa 2635, pp. 32-40 : 33

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.198404
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6199125
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scientific name	Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1893
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Type species Pseudococcus aceris Signoret.

The genus Phenacoccus is one of the biggest genera in the family Pseudococcidae . It includes more then 180 species, distributed in all geographic regions ( Ben-Dov, 1994). The most recent information about Palaearctic species of the genus can be found in the reviews of Danzig (2003, 2006), including descriptions, figures, keys, etc.

References

Ben-Dov, Y. (1994) A systematic catalogue of the mealybugs of the world (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. Intercept Limited, Andover, UK. 686 pp.

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1893) Note on the genus Pseudococcus Westwood. Entomological News, 4, 317 - 318.