Henderson, R.C. 2007a Three new genera and six new species of felt scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) from mountain habitats in New Zealand.. Zootaxa 1449: 1-29.

Notes: Three new genera and six new species of felt scale insects (Eriococcidae) are described, including the first record for the genus Kuwanina from New Zealand. The genera, species and their habitats are: Alpinococcus elongatus gen. et sp.nov. from basal sheaths of Schoenus pauciflorus (Cyperaceae) in subalpine to penalpine wetlands; Bryococcus hippodamus gen. et sp.nov. from mossy wood in Fiordland; Kuwanina kiwiana sp.nov., on Nothofagus menziesii (Nothofagaceae) in montane forest; Montanococcus gen.nov. with three new species: M. graemei, M. petrobius and M. thriaticus, from basal sheaths of Schoenus pauciflorus and Chionochloa spp.(Poaceae) in subalpine to penalpine wetlands and damp grassland. Keys are provided to the New Zealand genera of Eriococcidae, and to species of Kuwanina and Montanococcus.