Genus Peridiococcus Williams, 1985
- Peridiococcus Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [259].
Type species:
Sphaerococcus stypheliae Maskell, 1897 by original designation.
ID Keys
(Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M., 1999) [22] (female; world, "Legless" Mealybugs); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [260] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [35] (female; Australia)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. and by Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp..
SYSTEMATICS
The genus is characterized by possessing large pores areas that seems to be an actual developements of the hind coxae.
General 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. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [302] (catalogue)
Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp. [154] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 259-260] (taxonomy, description)