Genus Villosicoccus Williams, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

• Villosicoccus Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [383].

  Type species:

   Villosicoccus eucalypti Williams, 1985 by original designation.

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J., 1985) [383] (female; species Australia)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp..

SYSTEMATICS

The species of this genus have characters related to Trionymus but have long, thick dorsal setae. In the long dorsal thick setae it resembles Chaetotrionymus, but differs in the peculiar structure of legs. In Villosicoccus the entire femora are much wider than the tibia; the entire legs have the appearance of a claw.

General References

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. [537] (catalogue)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [39, 383] (taxonomy, description)

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