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Coccus diacopeis Anderson, 1788 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcidae_species)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: The brief description and comparison with species that Anderson knew in India validates the name. The comparison also indicates that the species is a mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae, probably Planococcus citri (Risso) as currently understood, but its true identity is obscure. The name should remain as Coccus diacopeis.
General Remarks: In his letter No. 14, Anderson applied this name to insects `On some young Citron Trees just landed from China, I ® nd a Coccus Insect more deeply intersected between the abdominal rings than any of those on the Coast [Coromandel ], which I have therefore called Diacopeis...’ . It was listed by Anderson (1788a: 4) as the Coccus Diacopeis, on the Citrus Sinensis.