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Genus Heliococcus Šulc, 1912

Heliococcus Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39-48 [39].
Type species:
Heliococcus bohemicus Šulc, 1912 by original designation.
Saliococcus Kanda, S. 1934. Two new genera of Japanese Coccidae. Insect World 38: 308-312 [308] [junior subjective synonym of Heliococcus Šulc, 1912].
Type species:
Dactylopius takae Kuwana, 1907 by monotypy.
Takahashicoccus Kanda, S. 1959. Two new genera and two new species of pseudococcids (Homoptera). Kontyû 27: 239-243 [239] [junior subjective synonym of Heliococcus Šulc, 1912].
Type species:
Heliococcus takahashii Kanda, 1935 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70-75 [70] (synonymy of Saliococcus Kanda, 1934)
Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [145] (synonymy of Takahashicoccus Kanda, 1959)

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ID Keys

(Kosztarab, M., 1996) [129] (female; northeastern North America); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [458-461] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [189-190] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [40] (female; Central and South America); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [696] (female; Far East of Russia); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [701-702] (female; species Far East of Russia); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [99-100] (female; species Central Europe); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [36] (female; Australia); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [53] (female; species China); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [21] (female; China); (Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig], 1980) [145-147] (female; Far East Russia); (Kawai, S., 1980) [97] (female; species Japan); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [182] (female; species Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [160] (female; Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Bazarov, B.B., 1974) [349-351] (female; species Palaearctic Region); (Miller, D.R., 1974) [180] (female; species North America); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [38] (female; Armenia); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [200-201] (female; species Armenia); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [44] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [183-184] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1964) [233] (female; species North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1950) [21] (female; North America); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [89] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [272] (female; Palaearctic Region)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39–48, Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70–75, Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1–382, Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. (Ser. 5, vol. 5). The Pseudococcidae (Part I). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 278 pp., Kanda, S. 1959. Two new genera and two new species of pseudococcids (Homoptera). Kontyû 27: 239–243, McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211–272; McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., Matile-Ferrero, D. 1970. Hemiptera (Homoptera): Coccoidea. South African Animal Life 14: 171–185, Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1–246, Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. I. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 346–361; Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. II. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 623–644, Miller, D.R. 1974. Two new Heliococcus species, a key to the North American species, and a list of world species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 50: 177–192, Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295, Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp..