Danzig, E.M., Kaydan, M.B., & Gavrilov-Zimin, I.A. 2012 A review of Palaearctic species of Artemicoccus and Coccidohistrix (Homoptera: Coccinea: Pseudococcidae). Zoosystematica Rossica 21(2): 237–243

Keywords:

  • key
  • taxonomy
  • Notes: Two morphologically close genera of mealybugs, Artemicoccus Balachowsky, 1953 and Coccidohistrix Lindinger, 1943, are considered based mainly on the Palaearctic fauna. The key for all Palaearctic species is provided, and A. bispinus (Borchsenius, 1949) and C. artemisiae Kiritshenko, 1937 are redescribed and illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for three nominal species. The following new synonymy is established: Artemicoccus bispinus (Borchsenius, 1949) = A. unispinus (Borchsenius, 1949), syn. nov.