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Coccus lidgetti (Fernald, 1903) (Coccidae: Coccus)

Lecanium australis Lidgett 1901b: 59. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Myrniong, on Acacia implexa.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; incertae sedis Notes: Homonym of Lecanium australis, (Walker, 1852)
Lecanium lidgetti Fernald 1903b: 212. replacement name Replacement name for Lecanium australis Lidgett, 1901
Coccus lidgetti (Fernald, 1903); Ben-Dov 1993: 80. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: This species was collected from tunnels in branches of Acacia implexa at Myrniong in Victoria during January1898. The description of the adult female suggests that the species belongs to Myzolecanium or perhaps Alecanopsis, However, Gullan and Hodgson (2026) were unable to locate type material, which could not be found in either the NHMUK or the USNM. Although Ben-Dov (1993) listed the type depository as the South African National Collection of Insects in Pretoria, they have not been able to confirm the presence of any specimens used by Lidgett as being housed there. Based on this lack of information, they have listed this species as incertae sedis.