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Araucaricoccus Brimblecombe, 1960 (Steingeliidae)

Araucaricoccus Brimblecombe 1960: 183. Type species: Araucaricoccus queenslandicus Brimblecombe by original designation . accepted valid name
Araucaricoccus Gullan & Cook 2007: 417. . subsequent use Notes: Genus transferred to the Steingeliidae.

Systematics: Brimblecombe (1960) regarded this genus as related to Matsucoccus, but indicated that it differed in the markedly larger size of the female, absence of cicatrices and inhabiting a large induced gall. The main characteristics (adult female) of this genus are: large (up to 22 mm long) and membranous; antennae 9-segmented; mouthparts atrophied; with seven pairs of abdominal spiracles; legs well-developed; tarsus one-segmented; anterior region of abdomen constricted; anal opening atrophied. Gavrilov-Zimin, 2018, resurrected the tribe Steingeliini to place the genus Araucaricoccus in relation to other genera that he felt belonged in a subfamily of Xylococcinae (Araucaricoccus, Conifericoccus, Steingelia, and Stomacoccus)
General Remarks: Good definition and characters given by Brimblecombe (1960).