Laminicoccus | |
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Laminicoccus flandersi | |
Scientific classification | |
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. The genus was first described in 1960 by Williams.
Species of this genus are found in both Australia and New Zealand.
Species
The Encyclopedia of Life lists six species:
- 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
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Laminicoccus Williams, 1960". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430
- "Laminicoccus Williams, 1960". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Laminicoccus - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.