Prorsococcus
Genus of true bugs
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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]
| 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 | |
