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Dysmicoccus brevipes  (Cockerell, 1893)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 200915

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Dactylopius brevipes Cockerell, 1893
  
    Dactylopius ananassae Kuwana, 1909
  
    Pseudococcus missionum Cockerell, 1910
  
    Pseudococcus palauensis Kanda, 1933
  
    Pseudococcus cannae Green, 1934
  
    Pseudococcus longirostralis James, 1936
  
    Pseudococcus defluiteri Betrem, 1937
  
    Pseudococcus pseudobrevipes Mamet, 1941
  
    Pseudococcus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893)
  
  Common Name(s): chanchito blanco de la piña [Spanish]
  
    pineapple mealybug [English]
  
    pink pineapple mealybug [English]
  
    Ananasschmierlaus
 
    cochenille farineuse de l'ananas [French]
  
    cochonilha do abacaxizeiro [Portuguese]
  
    painappuru-kona-kaigaramushi
 
    pymappel wolluis
 
    piojo harinoso de la piña [Spanish]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderAcercaria   
                               OrderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 – true bugs, hemipterans  
                                  SuborderSternorrhyncha   
                                     SuperfamilyCoccoidea Fallén, 1814 – scales, mealybugs, coccids  
                                        FamilyPseudococcidae Cockerell, 1905 – mealybugs  
                                           GenusDysmicoccus Ferris, 1950  
                                              SpeciesDysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893) – chanchito blanco de la piña, pineapple mealybug, pink pineapple mealybug, Ananasschmierlaus, cochenille farineuse de l'ananas, cochonilha do abacaxizeiro, painappuru-kona-kaigaramushi, pymappel wolluis, piojo harinoso de la piña  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Dysmicoccus brevipes   
       
  Source: ScaleNet, 11/2025, Database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: García Morales, M., B. D. Denno, D. R. Miller, G. L. Miller, Y. Ben-Dov, and N. B. Hardy. 2016. ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. https://scalenet.info   
  Reference for: Dysmicoccus brevipes, pineapple mealybug [English], pink pineapple mealybug [English], cochenille farineuse de l'ananas [French], Ananasschmierlaus, painappuru-kona-kaigaramushi, cochonilha do abacaxizeiro [Portuguese], chanchito blanco de la piña [Spanish], piojo harinoso de la piña [Spanish], pymappel wolluis   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Australia  
    Caribbean  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Central Pacific Territories, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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