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Conifericoccus Brimblecombe, 1960 (Steingeliidae)

Conifericoccus Brimblecombe 1960: 185. Type species: Conifericoccus invaginatus Brimblecombe by original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: Brimblecombe (1960) noted that this genus closely resembles Matsucoccus but differed in absence of cicatrices, in absence of pores within atrium of thoracic spiracles, and multilocular disc pores have a single loculus in center. The main characteristics (adult female) of this genus are: derm membranous; antenna 9-segmented; legs well-developed; dorsum and venter with segmental clusters of multilocular disc-pores; cicatrices absent. Gullan, P.J. (March 2010, in correspondence to Yair Ben-Dov) commented "There is no information on which family this genus should be placed in, Bsed on morphology, it probably should be in the same family as Araucaricoccus." Gavrilov-Zimin, 2018, resurrected the tribe Steingeliini to place the genus Conifericoccus in relation to other genera that he felt belonged in a subfamily of Xylococcinae (Araucaricoccus, Conifericoccus, Steingelia, and Stomacoccus) Until further studies has been taken, Conifericoccus is placed within ScaleNet, to the family Steingeliidae.
General Remarks: Definition and characters by Brimblecombe (1960).