Genus Poecilococcus Brookes, 1981
- Poecilococcus Brookes, H.M. 1981. A new genus and species of mealybug on Callitris in south Australia (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20: 127-129 [127].
Type species:
Poecilococcus longilobus Brookes, 1981 by monotypy.
ID Keys
(Williams, D.J., 1985) [35] (female; Australia)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Brookes, H.M. 1981. A new genus and species of mealybug on Callitris in south Australia (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20: 127–129.
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. [371-372] (catalogue)
Brookes, H.M. 1981. A new genus and species of mealybug on Callitris in south Australia (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20: 127-129 [127] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 275] (taxonomy, description, key)