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Pseudococcus  Westwood, 1840
Taxonomic Serial No.: 200950

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Trechocorys Curtis, 1843
  
    Boisduvalia Signoret, 1875
  
    Oudablis Signoret, 1882
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 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  
                                           GenusPseudococcus Westwood, 1840  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Species Pseudococcus aberrans McKenzie, 1962 – aberrant mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus acaena Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus acirculus Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Gila Bend mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus agavis MacGregor, 1958  
                                              Species Pseudococcus agropyri Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus anestios Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus aneurae Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus annonae Pacheco da Silva and Kaydan, 2019  
                                              Species Pseudococcus antricolens Ferris in Zimmerman, 1948  
                                              Species Pseudococcus apomicrocirculus Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Mexican orchid mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus apoplanus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Pseudococcus araucariarum Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus aridorum Lindinger, 1911  
                                              Species Pseudococcus atalestus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus aurantiacus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Pseudococcus bahiensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus baliteus Lit, 1997 – aerial root mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus barleriae Hall, 1939  
                                              Species Pseudococcus beardsleyi Miller and McKenzie, 1971  
                                              Species Pseudococcus bermudensis Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Bermuda mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus brevicornis Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus bruguierae De Lotto, 1961  
                                              Species Pseudococcus bryberia Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Spanish moss mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879) – citrophilus mealybug, Cochinilla harinosa citrófila, currant mealybug, scarlet mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus calchaquii Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus callitris Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus carrietoniensis Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus carthami Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus casuarinae (Takahashi, 1939)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus chaquensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus chenopodii Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus cimensis Green, 1924  
                                              Species Pseudococcus colliculosus Williams and Watson, 1988  
                                              Species Pseudococcus colombiensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana, 1902) – Comstock mealybug, cocciniglia di Comstock, Chinche harinoso, Japanese mealybug, cochenille de Comstock, cochonilha pulverulenta da laranjeira, kuwa-kona-kaigaramushi 
                                              Species Pseudococcus concavocerarii James, 1934  
                                              Species Pseudococcus cribata González, 2011  
                                              Species Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, 1918 – citriculus mealybug, cryptic mealybug, ground orchid mealybug, kimhit havuya 
                                              Species Pseudococcus cubaensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus cunninghamii Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus cuyoensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus darwiniensis Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus dasyliriae Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – sotol mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus daymananus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus debilis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus dendrobiorum Williams, 1985 – Dendrobium mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus dispar McKenzie, 1962 – dispar mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus diversus McKenzie, 1964 – diverse mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus dolichomelos Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – false trochanter mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus donrileyi Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Riley citrus mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus dumetum Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus dybasi Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus dysmicus Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – western trochanter mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus edgeworthiae (Cockerell, 1897)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius, 1947 – banana mealybug, Bananenschildlaus, cochinilla harinosa del banano 
                                              Species Pseudococcus elscholtriae Shinji, 1936  
                                              Species Pseudococcus epidendrus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus eremophilae Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus eremosus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus eriocerei Williams, 1973 – Eriocereus mealybug, eriocereus mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus espeletiae Williams and Granara de Willink, 1992  
                                              Species Pseudococcus eucalypticus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus farnesianae (Targioni Tozzetti, 1888)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus floriger Ferris, 1948  
                                              Species Pseudococcus galapagoensis H. Morrison, 1924 – Galapagos mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus gallicola Ehrhorn, 1916  
                                              Species Pseudococcus gilbertensis Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus goodeniae Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus gouxi Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus graminivorus Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus grayi Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus hypergaeus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus iffahae Zarkani and Kaydan, 2024  
                                              Species Pseudococcus importatus McKenzie, 1960 – imported mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus inconstans Von Ellenrieder and Watson, 2021  
                                              Species Pseudococcus insuetus Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus insularis H. Morrison, 1924 – island mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Jack Beardsley mealybug, Cochinilla harinosa de Jack Beardsley 
                                              Species Pseudococcus kawecki Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kikuyuensis James, 1935  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kingii (Cockerell, 1897)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kosztarabi Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kozari Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kraussi Williams and Watson, 1988  
                                              Species Pseudococcus kusaiensis Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus lanatii Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus landoi (Balachowsky, 1959) – Lando mealybug, Cochinilla harinosa de Lando 
                                              Species Pseudococcus leptotrichotus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Pseudococcus linearis Williams and Watson, 1988  
                                              Species Pseudococcus longipes Leonardi, 1908  
                                              Species Pseudococcus longisetosus Ferris, 1918 – long-setae mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867) – Chanchito blanco de Cola larga, Cochinilla algodonosa de los invernáculos, Cochinilla harinosa de los invernáculos, cotonet longispino, kimhit aruqat zanav, long tailed mealybug, cochenille des serres, nagao-kona-kaigaramushi, kaunokilpikirva, Langdornige schmierlaus, langfrynset ull-lus, langfrynste uldlus, piojo harinoso del aguacate 
                                              Species Pseudococcus luciae Caballero, 2021  
                                              Species Pseudococcus lycopodii Beardsley, 1959  
                                              Species Pseudococcus macrocirculus Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus macswaini McKenzie, 1962  
                                              Species Pseudococcus mandio Williams, 1985 – mandio mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn, 1900) – American grape mealybug, Baker's mealybug, chanchitos blancos de la uva de mesa, cotonet maritimo, grape mealybug, ocean mealybug, cochinilla harinosa de la vid 
                                              Species Pseudococcus markharveyi Gullan, 2013  
                                              Species Pseudococcus marshallensis Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus mascarensis Mamet, 1957  
                                              Species Pseudococcus megasetosus McKenzie, 1967 – large setae mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus mendiculus Ferris in Zimmerman, 1948  
                                              Species Pseudococcus meridionalis Prado, 2011  
                                              Species Pseudococcus microadonidum Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus microcirculus McKenzie, 1960 – orchid mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus microosteoli Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus mintaroicus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus moldavicus Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus montanus Ehrhorn, 1916  
                                              Species Pseudococcus multiductus Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus multiporus Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus nakaharai Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Nakahara mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus neomaritimus Beardsley, 1966 – new sea mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus neomicrocirculus Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Venezuela orchid mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus neuquenensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus notabilis Leonardi, 1918  
                                              Species Pseudococcus nudus Ferris in Zimmerman, 1948  
                                              Species Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961  
                                              Species Pseudococcus occultus Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus odermatti Miller and Williams, 1997  
                                              Species Pseudococcus ogasawarensis Kawai, 1973  
                                              Species Pseudococcus okinawaensis Tanaka and Choi, 2025  
                                              Species Pseudococcus onustus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus orchidicola Takahashi, 1939  
                                              Species Pseudococcus pabulum Granara de Willink, 2012  
                                              Species Pseudococcus panamaensis Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus pandanicola Takahashi, 1939  
                                              Species Pseudococcus peregrinabundus Borchsenius, 1947 – foreign mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus perforatus Ferris, 1935  
                                              Species Pseudococcus pertusus McKenzie, 1967 – perforated mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus philippinicus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Pseudococcus pipturicolus Beardsley, 1963  
                                              Species Pseudococcus pithecellobii Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Ebony mealybug, ebony mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus pittospori Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus prunicolus McKenzie, 1964 – prune pseudococcus mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus pseudobscurus McKenzie, 1964 – false obscure mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus pseudocitriculus Betrem, 1937  
                                              Species Pseudococcus puertoricensis Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Puerto Rican mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus queenslandicus Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus quinyambiensis Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus rosangelae Pacheco da Silva and Kaydan, 2016  
                                              Species Pseudococcus saccharicola Takahashi, 1928 – yellowish sugarcane mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus salazari Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus savescui Ben-Dov, 1994  
                                              Species Pseudococcus scatoterrae Granara de Willink, 2018  
                                              Species Pseudococcus schusteri Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Schuster Galapagos mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus simplex (Cockerell, 1893)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus sociabilis Hambleton, 1935 – Hambleton mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus solani (Cockerell, 1894)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus solenedyos Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – oral-rim mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus solomonensis Williams, 1960  
                                              Species Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Forbes, 1885) – trochanter mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus spanocera Gimpel and Miller, 1996 – Florida trochanter mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus sparsus McKenzie, 1962 – eastern trochanter mealybug, sparse mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus swezeyi Ehrhorn, 1916  
                                              Species Pseudococcus symoni Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus syringae (Maskell, 1898)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus syzygii Beardsley, 1959  
                                              Species Pseudococcus tirolensis Dingler, 1924  
                                              Species Pseudococcus transylvanicus Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Pseudococcus trukensis Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret, 1875) – Chanchito blanco de la vid, glasshouse mealybug, obscure mealybug 
                                              Species Pseudococcus wachendorfiae Brain, 1912  
                                              Species Pseudococcus xanthorrhoeae Qin and Gullan, 1990  
                                              Species Pseudococcus yapensis Beardsley, 1966  
                                              Species Pseudococcus zahradniki Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Pseudococcus zamiae (Lucas, 1855)  
                                              Species Pseudococcus zelandicus Cox, 1987  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  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   
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