Valid Names Results

Leptococcus Reyne, 1961 (Pseudococcidae)

Leptococcus Reyne 1961: 145. Type species: Leptococcus metroxyli Reyne by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name
Plotococcus Miller & Denno 1977: 146. Type species: Plotococcus eugeniae Miller and Denno by original designation . junior synonym (discovered by KondoGu2008: 52)

Systematics: Subfamily: Pseudococcinae (Choi & Lee, 2022)
Structure: Female mealybugs of the genus Leptococcus Reyne and Macrocepicoccus Morrison have unusually long legs and long slender claws. These mealybugs live on leaf surfaces and are probably parenchyma feeders (Miller and Denno 1977; Williams 2004; Kondo and Gullan 2008). Adult females and nymphs are very active when disturbed. Claws in all of these stages are long and slender.
General Remarks: Definition and characters by Reyne (1977), Miller & Denno (1977) (as Plotococcus), Williams & Watson (1988a) (as Plotococcus), Williams (2004a) (as Plotococcus) and by Kondo & Gullan (2008) (as Leptococcus).

TanakaKa2022b: pp.567-568 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcinae genera with oral rim tubular ducts]
KaydanSz2017: pp.446-447 ( Adult (F) ) [Mealybug genera possessing oral rim tubular ducts]
KondoGu2008: pp.54 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Leptococcus]
KondoGuVe2005: pp.215-216 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Plotococcus]
Willia2004a: pp.42 ( Adult (F) ) [Genera of southern Asia]
Willia2004a: pp.397 ( Adult (F) ) [Leptococcus species of southern Asia]
WilliaGr1992: pp.407 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
WilliaGr1992: pp.41 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
WilliaWa1988a: pp.18 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]