Valid Names Results

Phalacrococcus Hodges & Hodgson, 2010 (Coccidae)

Phalacrococcus Hodges & Hodgson 2010: 10. Type species: Phalacrococcus howertoni Hodges & Hodgson by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: Hodges & Hodgson (2010) indicated that this new soft scale genus and species shows similarities to members of the Eulecaniinae, Paralecaniini, and Coccini but varies significantly from all these taxa, therefore its taxonomic relationships could not be suggested.
Structure: Adult female approximately 4 mm long by 2 mm wide, green to yellow-green in color, with dark striations on dorsum. (Hodges & Hodgson, 2010.
General Remarks: Detailed description and definition by Hodges & Hodgson (2010).