Ben-Dov, Y., & Marotta, S. 2001 Taxonomy and family placement of Coccus bassi Targioni Tozzetti, 1867 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea).. Phytoparasitica 29(2): 169-170.

Notes: Coccus bassi Targioni Tozzetti, 1867 is assigned to the Dactylopius in the family Dactylopiidae. Notes are given on its taxonomic features. This species is compared morphologically to Coccus cacti (now Dactylopius coccus).