Prorsococcus

Prorsococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Pseudococcidae
Genus:	Prorsococcus; Williams, 1985
Species:	P. acanthodus
Binomial name
	Prorsococcus acanthodus; Williams, 1985

Last updated July 11, 2025

Prorsococcus is a genus of mealybug native to Australia. The genus only contains the single species Prorsococcus acanthodus, described by Williams in 1985.^[1]^[2]Prorsococcus acanthodus is regularly attended by the ant Ochetellus flavipes , where they will build them shelters from predators.^[3]

References

↑ Williams, D.J. (1985). Australian mealybugs (1st ed.). London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 275. ISBN 0-565-00953-2.
↑ Department of the Environment (15 May 2015). "Genus Prorsococcus Williams, 1985". Australian Biological Resources Study (Australian Faunal Directory). Canberra: Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
↑ Morton, S. R.; Christian, K. A. (November 1994). "Ecological Observations on the Spinifex Ant, Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), of Australia's Northern Arid Zone". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (4): 309–316. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01235.x .

External links

Prorsococcus acanthodus in the Atlas of Living Australia

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[1] Williams, D.J. (1985). Australian mealybugs (1st ed.). London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 275. ISBN 0-565-00953-2.

[faunal-2] Department of the Environment (15 May 2015). "Genus Prorsococcus Williams, 1985". Australian Biological Resources Study (Australian Faunal Directory). Canberra: Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[3] Morton, S. R.; Christian, K. A. (November 1994). "Ecological Observations on the Spinifex Ant, Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), of Australia's Northern Arid Zone". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (4): 309–316. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01235.x .

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