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Planococcus citri  (Risso, 1813)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 200949

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Dorthesia citri Risso, 1813
  
    Coccus tuliparum Bouché, 1844
  
    Dactylopius alaterni Signoret, 1875
  
    Dactylopius ceratoniae Signoret, 1875
  
    Dactylopius cyperi Signoret, 1875
  
    Dactylopius robiniae Signoret, 1875
  
    Dactylopius brevispinus Targioni Tozzetti, 1881
  
    Lecanium phyllococcus Ashmead, 1879
  
    Dactylopius destructor Comstock, 1881
  
    Dactylopius secretus Hempel, 1900
  
    Phenacoccus spiriferus Hempel, 1900
  
    Planococcoides cubanensis Ezzat and McConnell, 1956
  
    Planococcus citricus Ezzat and McConnell, 1956
  
    Planococcus cucurbitae Ezzat and McConnell, 1956
  
    Pseudococcus citri phenacocciformis Brain, 1915
  
    Pseudococcus citri coleorum Marchal, 1908
  
  Common Name(s): citrus mealybug [English]
  
    cochenille de l'oranger [French]
  
    chanchito blanco de los citrus [Spanish]
  
    Citrus mealybug [English]
  
    cochonilha-algodao [Portuguese]
  
    cotonet [French]
  
    Algodón del Naranjo [Spanish]
  
    citrus wolluis
 
    cocciniglia bianca farinosa della vite [Italian]
  
    cochenille blanche de l'oranger [French]
  
    common mealybug [English]
  
    Gewaechshausschmierlaus
 
    haknima hakimchit she haadar
 
    kortfrynset uldius
 
    mikan-kona-kaigaramushi
 
    turuncgil unlu biti
 
    villakilpikirva
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                           GenusPlanococcus Ferris, 1950  
                                              SpeciesPlanococcus citri (Risso, 1813) – citrus mealybug, cochenille de l'oranger, chanchito blanco de los citrus, Citrus mealybug, cochonilha-algodao, cotonet, Algodón del Naranjo, citrus wolluis, cocciniglia bianca farinosa della vite, cochenille blanche de l'oranger, common mealybug, Gewaechshausschmierlaus, haknima hakimchit she haadar, kortfrynset uldius, mikan-kona-kaigaramushi, turuncgil unlu biti, villakilpikirva  
       

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  Source: Common names of Insects in Canada, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: Entomological Society of Canada / société d'entomologie du Canada   
  Reference for: citrus mealybug[English], cochenille de l'oranger [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Planococcus citri   
       
  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   
  Reference for: Planococcus citri, Citrus mealybug [English], common mealybug [English], cochenille blanche de l'oranger [French], cochenille de l'oranger [French], cotonet [French], citrus wolluis, Gewaechshausschmierlaus, cocciniglia bianca farinosa della vite [Italian], mikan-kona-kaigaramushi, cochonilha-algodao [Portuguese], Algodón del Naranjo [Spanish], chanchito blanco de los citrus [Spanish], haknima hakimchit she haadar, kortfrynset uldius, turuncgil unlu biti, villakilpikirva   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Australia  
    Caribbean  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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