Genus Palaeococcus Cockerell

Palaeococcus is a Palaearctic genus containing three species, one of which occurs in North Africa (García Morales et al. 2016). Palaeococcus fuscipennis (Fig. 16) has been recorded from Algeria; it lives on the trunk, branches and crowns of trees in the families Fagaceae (Quercus), Pinaceae (particularly Pinus species) and Sapindaceae (Acer) (Mendel et al. 1998). While it can occasionally cause heavy fouling with honeydew and sooty mould in Israel (Mendel et al. 1991), it has not been recorded causing significant economic damage.