Acanthococcus (bug)
Genus of insects
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Acanthococcus is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Eriococcidae.[1]
| Acanthococcus | |
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| Crapemyrtle Bark Scale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Eriococcidae |
| Genus: | Acanthococcus Targioni Tozzetti, 1868 |
The species of this genus are found in Southern America.[1]
Species:[1]
- Acanthococcus aceris Signoret, 1875
- Acanthococcus adenostomae Ehrhorn
- Acanthococcus diversispinus
- Acanthococcus gracielae
- Acanthococcus haywardi
- Acanthococcus podhalensis (Dziedzicka & Koteja, 1971)
- Acanthococcus punctatae
- Acanthococcus riojensis
- Acanthococcus siambonensis