Miller, D.R., Liu, T., & Howell, J.O. 1992 A new species of Acanthococcus (Homoptera; Coccoidea; Eriococcidae) from sundew (Drosera) with a key to the instars of Acanthococcus.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 94(4): 512-523.

Notes: Abstract: Description of Acanthococcus droserae, the first U.S. species of Acanthococcus that possesses dome-shaped setae and lacks a denticle on the claw; adult male also is unusual in that it has clear areas on the scutum, a character that occurs in the Coccidae and Margarodidae. Keywords: anatomy; males.