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Checklist of Family Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 (Mealy Bugs)
for South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1002
31782
192121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
999
31760
192069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
919
31232
189614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
214
4675
23518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4075
20179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
37
527
2087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
23
302
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, Mealybug, Mealybugs
52
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
52 Genera with 180 Species
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Amonostherium Morrison & M..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Anisococcus Ferris, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Antonina Signoret, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Antoninoides Ferris, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Atriplicicoccus Williams & G..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Atrococcus Goux, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Balanococcus Williams, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Brasiliputo Williams & d..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cataenococcus Ferris, 199210SpeciesTaxom
Ceroputo Sulc, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chaetococcus Maskell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chaetotrionymus Williams, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chavesia Balachowsky, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Chileputo Williams & d..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chlorococcus Beardsley, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Chorizococcus Mckenzie, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Colombiacoccus Williams & d..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Crisicoccus Ferris, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Distichlicoccus Ferris, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 193519SpeciesTaxom
Erium Cockerell, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Eurycoccus Ferris, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Farinococcus Morrison, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 20127SpeciesTaxom
Geococcus Green, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hopefoldia Foldi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Humococcus Ferris, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Hypogeococcus Rau, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Lachnodiella Hempel, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Lacombia Goux, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Leptococcus Reyne, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macrocepicoccus Morrison, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mammicoccus Balachowsky, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Miconicoccus Williams & M..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Neochavesia Williams & G..., 19706SpeciesTaxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 193216SpeciesTaxom
Paludicoccus Ferris, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paracoccus Ezzat & McCo..., 19569SpeciesTaxom
Paramococcus Foldi & Cox, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paraputo Laing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Peliococcus Borchsenius, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 198312SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Plotococcus Miller & Deno, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantonina Green, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1875Spike Primrose31SpeciesTaxom
Ripersia Signoret, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Ripersiella Tinsley, 20228SpeciesTaxom
Saccharicoccus Ferris, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Spilococcus Ferris, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Trionymus Berg, 19265SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
180 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amonostherium parcispinosum Leonardi, 1911
Anisococcus erbi Williams & G..., 1992
Anisococcus parasitus Williams & G..., 1992
Antonina bambusae (Khalid & Shafee, 1988)⇒ Antonina crawi Cockerell, 1900
Antonina crawi Cockerell, 1900Cottony Bamboo Mealybug
Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903
Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903Felted grass coccid
Atriplicicoccus tarapacanus Williams & G..., 1992
Atrococcus parvulus Borchsenius, 1949
Balanococcus agnostus Cox, 1987
Brasiliputo grandis Hempel, 1900
Cataenococcus colombiensis Williams & G..., 1992
Cataenococcus guatemalensis Ferris, 1953Largeduct mealybug
Cataenococcus ingrandi Balachowsky, 1959
Cataenococcus larai Williams, 1969
Cataenococcus podagrosus Green, 1933
Cataenococcus rotundus Morrison, 1922
Cataenococcus subcorticis Morrison, 1922
Cataenococcus taquarae Hempel, 1912
Cataenococcus taylori Williams & G..., 1992
Cataenococcus theobromicola Williams & G..., 1992
Ceroputo antioquensis (Murillo, 1931)⇒ Puto antioquensis Ferris, 1950
Chaetococcus bambusae Maskell, 1893Bamboo Mealybug
Chaetotrionymus pachylus Williams, 1985
Chavesia weberi (Beardsley, 1970)⇒ Neochavesia weberi Beardsley, 1970
Chileputo chilensis Mckenzie, 1964
Chlorococcus straussiae Ehrhorn, 1916
Chorizococcus cardosoi Williams & G..., 1992
Chorizococcus nakaharai Williams & G..., 1992
Chorizococcus rostellum Lobdell, 1930Bermuda Grass Mealybug
Colombiacoccus paramosarum Balachowsky, 1959
Crisicoccus chalepus Williams, 1960
Distichlicoccus salazari Williams & G..., 1992
Dysmicoccus aciculus Ferris, 1950Comstock mealybug
Dysmicoccus bispinosus (Beardsley, 1965)⇒ Dysmicoccus texensis Tinsley, 1900
Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909Citrophilus mealybug
Dysmicoccus brachydactylus Miller & McK..., 1971Short-digitule mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Dysmicoccus dactylus Miller & McK..., 1971Digitule mealybug
Dysmicoccus grassii Leonardi, 1913Mealybug
Dysmicoccus hambletoni Williams & G..., 1992
Dysmicoccus inquilinus Newstead, 1920
Dysmicoccus joannesiae Costa Lima, 1939
Dysmicoccus mackenziei Beardsley, 1965Mckenzie Mealybug
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, 1959Annona Mealybug
Dysmicoccus patulae Rau, 1938
Dysmicoccus probrevipes Morrison, 1929
Dysmicoccus radicis Green, 1933
Dysmicoccus rapaneae Williams & G..., 1992
Dysmicoccus texensis Tinsley, 1900
Dysmicoccus tibouchinae Hambleton, 1935
Erium armatum (Cockerell, 1901)⇒ Nipaecoccus armatus Hempel, 1900
Erium luciliae (Hempel, 1932)⇒ Nipaecoccus armatus Hempel, 1900
Eurycoccus blanchardii King & Cocke..., 1897Variable mealybug
Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison, 1922
Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962Grey mealybug
Ferrisia meridionalis Williams, 1985
Ferrisia multiformis Granara de W..., 1991
Ferrisia terani Williams & G..., 1992
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Ferrisia williamsi Kaydan & Gullan, 2012
Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933Brown Scale
Hopefoldia catherineae Foldi, 1988
Humococcus gonzalezi Williams & G..., 1992
Hypogeococcus concordiensis Williams & G..., 1992
Hypogeococcus festerianus (Lizer y Trelles, 1942)⇒ Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de W..., 1981
Hypogeococcus othnius Miller & McK..., 1971Strange mealybug
Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de W..., 1981Harrisia cactus mealybug
Hypogeococcus spinosus Ferris, 1953Spinose mealybug
Lachnodiella bondari Costa Lima, 1934
Lachnodiella cecropiae Hempel, 1911
Lachnodiella ocoteae Williams & G..., 1992
Lacombia dactyloni Bodenheimer, 1943Ground mealybug
Leptococcus rodmani Kondo, 2008
Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908Grape
Macrocepicoccus loranthi Morrison, 1919
Mammicoccus balachowskyi Miller & McK..., 1971Balachowsky mealybug
Mammicoccus murilloi Balachowsky, 1959
Miconicoccus ruebsaameni Williams & M..., 1999
Neochavesia caldasiae Balachowsky, 1957
Neochavesia eversi Beardsley, 1970
Neochavesia linealuma
Neochavesia trinidadensis Beardsley, 1970
Neochavesia weberi Beardsley, 1970
Nipaecoccus armatus Hempel, 1900
Nipaecoccus bolivianus Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus brasilicus Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus coffeae Hempel, 1919
Nipaecoccus compereorum Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus guazumae Balachowsky, 1959
Nipaecoccus jacarandae Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus jonmartini Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus kuduyaricus Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus mendozinus Leonardi, 1911
Nipaecoccus mituensis Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus neogaeus Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus nipae Maskell, 1893Avocado mealybug
Nipaecoccus percerosus Leonardi, 1911
Nipaecoccus purpureus Williams & G..., 1992
Nipaecoccus rusticus Hempel, 1932
Paludicoccus distichlium Kuwana, 1902Kuwana brown mealybug
Paracoccus ascius Williams & G..., 1992
Paracoccus decorus Williams & G..., 1992
Paracoccus herreni Williams & G..., 1992
Paracoccus insolitus Brittin, 1938
Paracoccus lycopersici Ezzat & McCo..., 1956
Paracoccus marginatus Williams & G..., 1992Marginal mealybug
Paracoccus myrtacearum Williams & G..., 1992
Paracoccus solani Ezzat & McCo..., 1956Mealybug
Paramococcus venezuelanus Foldi & Cox, 1989
Peliococcus phyllobius Goux, 1938
Phenacoccus baccharidis Williams, 1987
Phenacoccus crassus Granara de W..., 1983
Phenacoccus eremicus Ferris, 1950Eremicus mealybug
Phenacoccus herreni Cox & Williams, 1981Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, 1924Lantana Mealybug
Phenacoccus similis Granara de W..., 1983
Phenacoccus solani Ferris, 1918Soft scale
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Phenacoccus spiniferus Hempel, 1901
Phenacoccus tucumanus Granara de W..., 1983
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus ficus Signoret, 1875Grape mealybug
Planococcus halli Ezzat & McCo..., 1956Hall's mealybug
Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905Cacao mealybug
Planococcus minor Maskell, 1897False scale insect
Planococcus vovae Nasonov, 1909Nassonov's mealybug
Plotococcus minutus Hempel, 1932
Plotococcus neotropicus Williams & G..., 1992
Pseudantonina aeria Williams & G..., 1992
Pseudococcus aff landoi Balachowsky, 1959
Pseudococcus aonidum
Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909
Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana, 1902)⇒ Dysmicoccus aciculus Ferris, 1950
Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, 1918Citriculus mealybug
Pseudococcus elisae (Borchsenius, 1947)⇒ Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller, 1996
Pseudococcus eriocerei Williams, 1973Eriocereus mealybug
Pseudococcus espeletiae Williams & G..., 1992
Pseudococcus galapagoensis Morrison, 1924Galapogos mealybug
Pseudococcus grandis (Cockerell, 1902)⇒ Brasiliputo grandis Hempel, 1900
Pseudococcus importatus Mckenzie, 1960Imported mealybug
Pseudococcus insularis Morrison, 1924Island mealybug
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller, 1996Banana mealybug
Pseudococcus landoi Balachowsky, 1959Lando mealybug
Pseudococcus langispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus mandio Williams, 1985Mandio mealybug
Pseudococcus maritimus Ehrhorn, 1900American grape mealybug
Pseudococcus meridionalis Prado, 2011
Pseudococcus microcirculus Mckenzie, 1960Orchid Mealybug
Pseudococcus missionum (Cockerell, 1910)⇒ Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893
Pseudococcus neomaritimus Beardsley, 1966Comstock mealybug
Pseudococcus neomicrocirculus Gimpel & Miller, 1996Venezuela orchid mealybug
Pseudococcus peregrinabundus Borchsenius, 1947Foreign mealybug
Pseudococcus rosangelae Pacheco Da S..., 2016
Pseudococcus rotundus (Morrison, 1922)⇒ Cataenococcus rotundus Morrison, 1922
Pseudococcus schusteri Gimpel & Miller, 1996Schuster Galapagos mealybug
Pseudococcus sociabilis Hambleton, 1935Hambleton mealybug
Pseudococcus sorghiellus Forbes, 1885Trochanter mealybug
Pseudococcus spanocera Gimpel & Miller, 1996Florida trochanter mealybug
Pseudococcus viburni Signoret, 1875Californian mealybug
Ripersia petiolicola (Morrison, 1922)⇒ Trionymus petiolicola Morrison, 1922
Ripersia subcorticis (Morrison, 1922)⇒ Cataenococcus subcorticis Morrison, 1922
Ripersiella andensis Hambleton, 1946
Ripersiella bolacis Williams, 2004
Ripersiella colombiensis Hambleton, 1946
Ripersiella illicians Schneider & ..., 2022
Ripersiella incarum Kaydan & Szita, 2020
Ripersiella loksae Konczne Bene..., 2004
Ripersiella pediandensis Schneider & ..., 2022
Ripersiella telalia Schneider, 2022
Saccharicoccus sacchari Cockerell, 1895Pink sugar-cane mealybug
Spilococcus mamillariae Bouche, 1844Cactus mealybug
Spilococcus radicalis Granara de W..., 1983
Trionymus jonesi Williams, 2004
Trionymus nicotianacola Williams & G..., 1992
Trionymus petiolicola Morrison, 1922
Trionymus radicicola Morrison, 1926Grass-root mealybug

Subnodes of Pseudococcidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyPhenacoccinae
Šulc, 1944
1
12
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudococcinae
14
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRhizoecinae
Williams, 1969
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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