Genus Xenococcus Silvestri, 1924
- Xenococcus Silvestri, F. 1924. A new myrmecophilous genus of Coccidae (Hemiptera) from India. Records of the Indian Museum 26: 311-315 [312].
Type species:
Xenococcus annandalei Silvestri, 1924 by monotypy.
ID Keys
(Tang, F.T., 1992) [73] (female; China); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [17] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [4] (female; India); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [35] (female; Australia)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1978. The anomalous ant-attended mealybugs (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) of South-East Asia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 37: 72 pp., Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp. and by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..
SYSTEMATICS
Placed in the subfamily Rhizoecinae by Williams, D.J. 1978. The anomalous ant-attended mealybugs (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) of South-East Asia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 37: 72 pp..
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. [541] (catalogue)
Silvestri, F. 1924. A new myrmecophilous genus of Coccidae (Hemiptera) from India. Records of the Indian Museum 26: 311-315 [312] (taxonomy, description)
Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [74-75] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1978. The anomalous ant-attended mealybugs (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) of South-East Asia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 37: 72 pp. [63, 66] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 390] (taxonomy)
Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [221] (taxonomy, description)