Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, 1918

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 82

Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel — cryptic mealybug

Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, scattered distribution in South America and the Caribbean, and Africa; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 41 families, including many crops and ornamentals; a pest of Citrus. This is a cryptic species that infests both the roots and aerial parts of its hosts. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata and A. squamosa ).