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Coccus bromeliae Bouche, 1833 (Coccidae: Coccus)

Coccus bromeliae Bouche 1833: 49. Type data: GERMANY: Berlin, on bananas and Hibiscus.. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Type material lost (Sachtleben, 1940).
Coccus bromelliae Bouche, 1833; Ben-Dov 1993: 68. misspelling of species epithet Notes: Mis-spelled "C. bromelliae" on line 4 of the Remarks paragraph.

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Systematics: Both Signoret (1875c: 310) and Fernald (1903b: 98) interpreted this species as a mealybug. Lindinger (1932f, 1934d) have shown that the original description, provided clear indication that it was a soft scale, and suggested that likely it is identical with Saissetia coffeae (Walker). This synonymy may be correct, but if accepted would change the name of a very well known pest species and harm stability. Since no type material of C. bromeliae is available, Ben-Dov (1993) concluded that for the sake of stability, Coccus bromeliae Bouche should be maintained as a valid, unrecognizable species. See discussion in Ben-Dov & Cox (1990). Coccus bromeliae Bouche, 1833: 49, is a junior primary homonym of Coccus bromeliae Kerner, 1778, but is retained for the present under Article 23.9.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999).
General Remarks: This species is known only from the description by Bouche (1833).