Phenacoccinae Šulc 1944: 152

Hodgson, Chris, 2020, A review of neococcid scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) based on the morphology of the adult males, Zootaxa 4765 (1), pp. 1-264 : 34

Subfamily Phenacoccinae Šulc 1944: 152 .

Introduction. This subfamily is considered to be sister to the Pseudococcinae ( Downie & Gullan 2004; Hardy et al. 2008; Kaydan et al. 2015; Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2014). Few adult males have been described in detail but those that have been described are listed in Appendix A . Males in this subfamily are basically similar to those of the Pseudococcinae but differ as in the key above. Some of these character states are similar to those found on adult males of Rhizoecidae , which has been associated with Phenacoccinae by some authors, e.g., Hardy et al. 2008. As examples of phenacoccine mealybugs, illustrations of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and Phenacoccus sp. (off Pinus halepensis, Evia , Greece, 22.viii.2006, S. Gounari) are here illustrated ( Figs 8 , 9 ).

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FIGURE 8. Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. Macropterous male. (Pseudococcidae, Phenacoccinae). Where C=loculate pores, D=simple pore, J=dorsal view of penial sheath, K=apex of leg, and L=ventral view of penial sheath. For abbreviations, see p. 8.

FIGURE 9. Phenacoccus sp. Evia, Greece. Macropterous male. (Pseudococcidae, Phenacoccinae). Where C=loculate pore and D=simple pore.

Appendix A. A list of descriptions of extant adult male Coccomorpha, mainly since Theron’s pioneering work of 1958. It is unlikely to be complete, and so please contact the author if you know of others.