PHOENICOCOCCIDAE Stickney 1934

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 : 141

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scientific name	PHOENICOCOCCIDAE Stickney 1934
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PHOENICOCOCCIDAE Stickney 1934 View in CoL View at ENA

Type species: Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell View in CoL by monotypy and original designation.

Introduction. This small family includes just the single species, Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell which feeds on date palms. Its relationships are uncertain but it is currently generally accepted that it is either close to the Diaspididae , as found by Vea and Grimaldi (2016), or actually a member of this family. The adult males were studied by Stickney (1934) and are apterous ( Fig. 57 View FIGURE 57 ).