Valid Names Results

Melanococcus Williams, 1985 (Pseudococcidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanococcus Williams 1985: 203. Type species: Dactylopius albizziae Maskell by original designation . (= Melanococcus albizziae, (Maskell, 1892) ) accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Pseudococcinae (Choi & Lee, 2022)
• Structure: Females are dark red, almost black in life (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2026)
• General Remarks: Good definition and characters given by Williams (1985).

Keys

• Willia1985: pp.204-205 ( Adult (F) ) [Australia]
• Willia1985: pp.35, 38 ( Adult (F) ) [Australia]

Associated References

• BenDov1994: catalog, pp. 226
• Gavril2026: structure, pp. 328
• Willia1985: description, taxonomy, pp. 35, 38, 203-205

11 Species