Genus Laminicoccus Williams, 1960

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• Laminicoccus Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [402].

  Type species:

   Tylococcus giffardi Ehrhorn, 1916 by original designation.

ID Keys

(Tang, F.T., 1992) [277] (female; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [299] (female; species Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [18] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [50] (female; New Zealand); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [14] (female; New Zealand); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [39] (female; Australia); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [405] (female; Federated States of Micronesia); (Williams, D.J., 1960) [402] (female; species Solomon Islands)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 8: 387–430; Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377–562, Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp., Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp. and by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..

General References

Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [416] (taxonomy)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [210] (catalogue)

Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed.). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp. [49-50] (taxonomy, description)

Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [103] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [402] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [39, 188] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [91] (taxonomy, description)

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