Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1893
(a genus of alien mealybugs)

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ID refs
Phenacoccus aceris
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug
Species 1 ident. refs
Phenacoccus peruvianus
Bouganvillea Mealybug
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPhenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs)
FamilyPSEUDOCOCCIDAE (mealybugs)
SuperfamilyCOCCOIDEA (scale insects, coccids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Malumphy, C. 2010 New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals? 3.

Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs)
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