ICZN, 1985 Opinion 1303. Coccus Linnaeus, 1758 and Parthenolecanium Sulc, 1908 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Homoptera): type species designated.. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 42: 139-141.

Notes: Coccus hesperidum, tiliae and Lecanium Burmeister is junior objective syn. of Coccus Linnaeus.