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Phenacoccus  Cockerell, 1893
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1272069

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Bouhelia Balachowsky, 1938
  
    Peukinococcus Sulc, 1944
  
    Paroudablis Borchsenius, 1949
  
    Densispina Ter-Grigorian, 1964
  
    Caulococcus Borchsenius, 1960
  
    Birendracoccus Ali, 1975
  
    Gouxia Goux, 1989
  
    Giraudia Goux, 1989
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderAcercaria   
                               OrderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 – true bugs, hemipterans  
                                  SuborderSternorrhyncha   
                                     SuperfamilyCoccoidea Fallén, 1814 – scales, mealybugs, coccids  
                                        FamilyPseudococcidae Cockerell, 1905 – mealybugs  
                                           GenusPhenacoccus Cockerell, 1893  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Species Phenacoccus acericola King, 1902 – maple mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret, 1875) – apple mealybug, polyphagous tree mealybug, cochinilla harinosa de la manzana, cochinilla harinosa del arce, maple leaf mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus adriani Williams, 2017  
                                              Species Phenacoccus alienus De Lotto, 1961  
                                              Species Phenacoccus alleni McKenzie, 1964 – Allen mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus alonim Ben-Dov, 1991  
                                              Species Phenacoccus alticola Bazarov, 1967  
                                              Species Phenacoccus americanus King and Cockerell, 1897  
                                              Species Phenacoccus angophorae Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Phenacoccus angustatus Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus arambourgi Balachowsky, 1954  
                                              Species Phenacoccus argentinus Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus artemisiae Ehrhorn, 1900 – artemisia mealybug, Artemisia mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus arthrophyti Archangelskaya, 1930  
                                              Species Phenacoccus atubulatus Wu, 2000  
                                              Species Phenacoccus avenae Borchsenius, 1949 – oat mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus azaleae Kuwana, 1914  
                                              Species Phenacoccus baccharidis Williams, 1987  
                                              Species Phenacoccus basorae Bodenheimer, 1943  
                                              Species Phenacoccus bengalensis Pramanik and Ghose, 1999  
                                              Species Phenacoccus berberis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus betae Moghaddam, 2010  
                                              Species Phenacoccus bromi Moghaddam, 2018  
                                              Species Phenacoccus butorinae (Danzig and Gavrilov, 2005)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cajonensis McKenzie, 1967 – cajon mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus capensis Ferris, 1950  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cassiniae Williams, 1985  
                                              Species Phenacoccus celtisifoliae Hollinger, 1917 – Celtis mealybug, celtis mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus cerasi Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Phenacoccus chatakicus Kaydan and Kozár, 2010  
                                              Species Phenacoccus chilindrinae Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus chubutensis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus colemani Ehrhorn, 1906 – Coleman mealybug, garrya mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus convolvuli Savescu, 1985  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cornicirculus Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cotyledonis De Lotto, 1964  
                                              Species Phenacoccus crassus Granara de Willink, 1983  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cristinae Williams, 2017  
                                              Species Phenacoccus cyrenaicus Ferris, 1922  
                                              Species Phenacoccus daganiae (Bodenheimer, 1926)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus danielaferreroae (Goux, 1989)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus dearnessi King, 1901 – two-circuli mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus desertus (Bazarov and Nurmamatov, 1975)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus destitutus McKenzie, 1967 – destitute mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus dicoriae McKenzie, 1961 – dicoria mealybug, Dicoria mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus discadenatus Danzig, 1978  
                                              Species Phenacoccus divaricatus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus echeveriae McKenzie, 1960 – echeveria mealybug, Echeveria mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus edentatus (Danzig, 1971)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus ejinensis Tang, 1988  
                                              Species Phenacoccus eleabius Silvestri, 1915  
                                              Species Phenacoccus emansor Williams and Kozarzhevskaya, 1988  
                                              Species Phenacoccus eremicus Ferris, 1950 – eremicus mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus eriogoni Ferris, 1918 – cerarii mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus erythrinus Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus eschscholtziae McKenzie, 1961 – California poppy mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus ferulae Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus fistulatus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus formicarum Leonardi, 1908  
                                              Species Phenacoccus franseriae Ferris, 1921  
                                              Species Phenacoccus fraxinus Tang, 1977  
                                              Species Phenacoccus giganteus McKenzie, 1964 – giant mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus giuliae (Pellizzari, 2011)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus glanduliporatus Danzig and Gavrilov-Zamin, 2014  
                                              Species Phenacoccus gossypii Townsend and Cockerell, 1898 – Mexican mealybug, mexican mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus gossypiphilus Abbas and Arif, 2009  
                                              Species Phenacoccus graminicola Leonardi, 1908 – ryegrass mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus grandicarpus Hollinger, 1917  
                                              Species Phenacoccus gregosus Williams and Granara de Willink, 1992  
                                              Species Phenacoccus guanchorum Gavrilov-Zimin and Danzig, 2015  
                                              Species Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall, 1927 – gypsophila mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus halli Ezzat, 1962  
                                              Species Phenacoccus hargreavesi (Laing, 1925)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus helianthi (Cockerell, 1893) – sunflower mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus herbaceus Borchsenius, 1962  
                                              Species Phenacoccus herreni Cox and Williams, 1981 – Cochinilla harinosa amarilla de la yuca, Herren's cassava mealybug, piojo harinoso de la yuca 
                                              Species Phenacoccus hordei (Lindeman, 1886) – barley mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus hortonarum Brachman and Kosztarab in Kosztarab, 1996 – Hortons mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus hurdi McKenzie, 1964 – hurd phenacoccus mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus hystrix (Baerensprung, 1849)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus incomptus McKenzie, 1964 – unadorned mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus indicus (Avasthi and Shafee, 1980)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus infernalis McKenzie, 1962 – infernal mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus insularis Danzig, 1971  
                                              Species Phenacoccus interruptus Green, 1923 – Green's mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus isadenatus Danzig, 1971  
                                              Species Phenacoccus juniperi Ter-Grigorian, 1964  
                                              Species Phenacoccus karaberdi Borchsenius and Ter-Grigorian, 1956  
                                              Species Phenacoccus kozari Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus larvalis Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus latipes Green, 1923  
                                              Species Phenacoccus loiki Danzig, 2001  
                                              Species Phenacoccus longoi Russo, 1994  
                                              Species Phenacoccus lotearum McKenzie, 1960 – lotus mealybug, Lotus mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus lycii (Ferris, 1919) – desert thorn mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923 – Madeira mealybug, Cochinilla harinosa de Madeira, madeira-kona-kaigaramushi 
                                              Species Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977 – cassava mealybug, Cassava mealybug, Chinche harinosa de la yuca, cochonilha da mandioca, kyassaba-kona-kaigaramushi, maniok-schmierlaus 
                                              Species Phenacoccus maroccanus (Balachowsky, 1938)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus matricariae Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Phenacoccus megaulus McKenzie, 1967 – large-duct mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus memorabilis Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus meridionalis Gómez-Menor Ortega, 1948 – densepored mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus mexicanus (Miller and McKenzie, 1971) – densepored mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus meymeryani Bodenheimer, 1943  
                                              Species Phenacoccus minimus Tinsley, 1898 – minimus mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus miruku Tanaka and Choi, 2022 – Miroku-kona-kaigaramushi 
                                              Species Phenacoccus montevidensis Pacheco da Silva and Kaydan, 2020  
                                              Species Phenacoccus multicerarii Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus multisetosus McKenzie, 1967 – multiple-setae mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus neimengulicus Wu, 2000  
                                              Species Phenacoccus neohordei Marotta, 1992  
                                              Species Phenacoccus nitidus (Brain, 1915)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus nurmamatovi Bazarov, 1979  
                                              Species Phenacoccus orcinus De Lotto, 1964  
                                              Species Phenacoccus orientalis (Bazarov, 1971)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus palghaticus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus parietariae (Lichtenstein, 1881)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus parietaricola Goux, 1938  
                                              Species Phenacoccus parvus H. Morrison, 1924 – Lantana mealybug, Hime nasu kona kaigaramusi, gardenia mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus pauculus De Lotto, 1964  
                                              Species Phenacoccus pauperatus Ferris, 1950 – pauper mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus pennisetus Tang in Tang and Li, 1988  
                                              Species Phenacoccus pergandei Cockerell, 1896  
                                              Species Phenacoccus persimilis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus persimplex Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007 – bougainvillea mealybug, Cochinilla harinosa de la bougainvillea 
                                              Species Phenacoccus phenacoccoides (Kiritchenko, 1932) – pink grass-mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus piceae (Löw, 1883) – spruce mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus poae Moghaddam, 2019  
                                              Species Phenacoccus pratti Takahashi, 1951  
                                              Species Phenacoccus prosopidis Bodenheimer, 1943  
                                              Species Phenacoccus proximus De Lotto, 1974  
                                              Species Phenacoccus prunispinosi Savescu, 1984  
                                              Species Phenacoccus psidiarum Cockerell, 1903  
                                              Species Phenacoccus pumilus Kiritchenko, 1936 – dwarf mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus puncticulatus Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus pyramidensis Ezzat, 1960  
                                              Species Phenacoccus quadricaudatus (Signoret, 1875)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus querculus (Borchsenius, 1949)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus radii Bodenheimer, 1943  
                                              Species Phenacoccus rubivorus Cockerell, 1901 – false Puto mealybug, false puto mealybug 
                                              Species Phenacoccus ruellia Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus saccharifolii (Green, 1908)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus salsolae Danzig, 1975  
                                              Species Phenacoccus schmelevi Bazarov, 1980  
                                              Species Phenacoccus segnis (Brain, 1915)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus setosus Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus shanxiensis Wu, 2000  
                                              Species Phenacoccus sherbinovskyi Bodenheimer, 1943  
                                              Species Phenacoccus shutovae Danzig, 1971  
                                              Species Phenacoccus silvanae Longo and Russo, 1989  
                                              Species Phenacoccus similis Granara de Willink, 1983  
                                              Species Phenacoccus sisalanus Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus sisymbriifolium Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus solani Ferris, 1918 – imperfect mealybug, solanum mealybug, Solanum mealybug, nasu-kona-kaigaramusi, Cochinilla algodonosa de las solanáceas, cochinilla harinosa de las solanáceas 
                                              Species Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 – solenopsis mealybug, Kuroten-kona-kaigaramushi, cotton mealybug, Chinese hibiscus mealybug, cochinilla algodonosa del algodón 
                                              Species Phenacoccus sonoraensis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus specificus Matesova, 1960  
                                              Species Phenacoccus sphaeralceae Williams, 1987  
                                              Species Phenacoccus sphagni (Green, 1915)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus stelli (Brain, 1915)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus strigosus Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus subdeserticus Vayssičre, 1932  
                                              Species Phenacoccus takagii Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tataricus Matesova, 1960  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tergrigorianae Borchsenius in Borchsenius and Ter-Grigorian, 1956  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tianmuensis Wu, 2001  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tibialis Borchsenius, 1949  
                                              Species Phenacoccus toconaoensis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus transcaucasicus Hadzibejli, 1960  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tshadaevae (Danzig, 1980)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus tucumanus Granara de Willink, 1983  
                                              Species Phenacoccus ulmi (Savescu, 1985)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus uruguayensis Granara de Willink, 2007  
                                              Species Phenacoccus vaccinii (Danzig, 1960)  
                                              Species Phenacoccus vetiveriae Williams, 2004  
                                              Species Phenacoccus wilmattae Cockerell, 1901  
                                              Species Phenacoccus yerushalmi Ben-Dov, 1985  
       

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  Source: ScaleNet, 11/2025, Database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: García Morales, M., B. D. Denno, D. R. Miller, G. L. Miller, Y. Ben-Dov, and N. B. Hardy. 2016. ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. https://scalenet.info   
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