Pseudococcus
| Pseudococcus | |
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| Pseudococcus longispinus, the long-tailed mealybug | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Pseudococcidae |
| Genus: | Pseudococcus Westwood, 1840[1][2] |
| Species | |
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150+, see text | |
Pseudococcus is a genus of unarmoured scale insects in the family Pseudococcidae, the mealy bugs. There are more than 150 species of Pseudococcus.[3]
Species[]
Species include:
Photos[]
Citrophilius mealybug
Pseudococcus viburni, female
Pseudococcus species on Maize roots
References[]
- ^ John Obadiah Westwood (1840). Synopsis of the genera of British Insects. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
- ^ "Pseudococcus Westwood, 1840". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Pseudococcus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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