Valid Names Results

Maacoccus Tao, Wong & Chang, 1983 (Coccidae)

Maacoccus Tao, Wong & Chang 1983: 71. Type species: Lecanium bicruciatus Green by original designation . accepted valid name
Maacoccus Kosztarab, Ben-Dov & Kosztarab 1986: 9. by present designation . subsequent use Notes: Incorrect citation of "Tao & Wong" as authors.
Sharanococcus Avasthi 1993: 74. Type species: Lecanium bicruciatum Green . junior synonym (discovered by BenDovHoMi1997: 201) Notes: Objective synonym of Maacoccus Tao, Wong & Chang, by community of type species.
Varshneococcus Avasthi 1993: 73. Type species: Lecanium adersi Newstead . junior synonym (discovered by LagowsHo2019: 1) Notes: First a subjective synonym of Neoplatylecanium Takahashi. Lagowska & Hodgson determined that N. adersi (Newstead) was non-conspecific with N. cinnamomi Takahashi, the type species of Neoplatylecanium Takahashi, and it was transferred to Maacoccus Tao, Wong & Chang.
Maacoccus Ben-Dov 1993: 170. . subsequent use Notes: Correct citation of "Tao, Wong & Chang" as authors.
Maacoccus Hodgson 1994a: 324. by present designation . subsequent use Notes: Incorrect citation of "Tao & Wong" as authors.
Maacoccus Ben-Dov, Hodgson & Miller 1997: 201. . subsequent use Notes: Correct citation of "Tao, Wong & Chang" as authors.

Systematics: Subfamily: Coccinae. Tribe: Paralecaniini. Maacoccus was described by Tao, Wong & Chang (1983) without any restriction of authorship. Later, C.C. Tao indicated in a letter to M. Kosztarab (see Kosztarab, Ben-Dov & Kosztarab, 1986) that the correct authorship of the five genera described in Tao et al. (1983) should be "Tao & Wong". However, according to the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature, authorship cannot be retrospectively restricted and so the published authorship, i.e. Tao, Wong & Chang, must stand.
General Remarks: Definition and characters given by Tao et al. (1983), Tang (1991), Hodgson (1994a) and by Hodgson & Martin (2001).