Valid Names Results

Cyphonococcus Cox, 1987 (Pseudococcidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Cyphonococcus Cox 1987: 41. Type species: Dactylopius alpinus Maskell by original designation . (= Cyphonococcus alpinus, (Maskell, 1884) ) accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Pseudococcinae (Choi & Lee, 2022)
• Structure: Females are dark purple in life (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2026)
• General Remarks: Good definition and characters given by Cox (1987).

Keys

• Cox1987: pp.41 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
• Cox1987: pp.13 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]

Associated References

• BenDov1994: catalog, pp. 111
• Cox1987: description, taxonomy, pp. 41
• Gavril2026: structure, pp. 328

3 Species