Eriococcus | |
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Eriococcus coriaceus (CSIRO) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Eriococcidae |
Genus: | Eriococcus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868 |
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Eriococcus is the type genus of scale insects in the family Eriococcidae, erected by Targioni-Tozzetti in 1868. [1] Species records have a world-wide distribution, [2] but this genus name is known to be polyphyletic, [3] so species placement is subject to change.
As of May 2024, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [2]