''Clavicoccus erinaceus'' is an extinct species of

mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...

in the family Pseudococcidae. It was

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Oʻahu Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O� ...

, where it lived on its host plant, the now critically endangered greenflower Indian mallow, '' Abutilon sandwicense''.

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Hemiptera of North America Endemic fauna of Hawaii Insects described in 1948 Extinct insects since 1500 Extinct Hawaiian animals Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Pseudococcidae {{Coccoidea-stub