Laminicoccus
| Laminicoccus | |
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| Laminicoccus flandersi | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "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 [402]
- ^ "Laminicoccus Williams, 1960". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Laminicoccus - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.