Coccus diacopeis Anderson
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930010023475 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D01C038-FE07-FF9F-FF81-B473FBCAFAB2 |
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Felipe |
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Coccus diacopeis Anderson |
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Coccus diacopeis Anderson, 1788a: 4 ; 1788b: 25, 26; Signoret, 1877: 613; Fernald, 1903: 325.
In his letter No. 14, Anderson applied this name to insects`On some young Citron Trees just landed from China, I ®nd a Coccus Insect View in CoL more deeply intersected between the abdominal rings than any of those on the Coast [Coromandel], which I have therefore called Diacopeis... ’. It was listed by Anderson (1788a: 4) as the Coccus Diacopeis View in CoL , on the Citrus Sinensis. View in CoL
The brief description and comparison with species that Anderson knew in India validates the name. The comparison also indicates that the species is a mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae , probably Planococcus citri (Risso) as currently understood, but its true identity is obscure. The name should remain as Coccus diacopeis .
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