ICZN, 1982 Opinion 1203. Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 conserved: type species designated for Eriococcus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868 (Insecta, Homoptera).. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39: 95-98.

Notes: Coccus buxi Fonsc. set aside sa type sp. of Eriococcus; C. buxi and ACanthococcus aceris (type sp. of Acanthococcus placed on official list of gen. names in zoology.