Laminicoccus
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''Laminicoccus'' is a genus of mealy-bugs belonging to the family
Pseudococcidae Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and su ...
. The genus was first described in 1960 by Williams.Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 02/ref> Species of this genus are found in both Australia and New Zealand.


Species

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'' lists six species: * '' Laminicoccus asteliae'' Cox 1987 * '' Laminicoccus eastopi'' Cox 1987 * '' Laminicoccus flandersi'' Williams 1985 * '' Laminicoccus pandani'' (Cockerell 1895) (Mealybug) * '' Laminicoccus pandanicola'' (Takahashi 1939) * '' Laminicoccus vitiensis'' (Green & Laing 1924)


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10553591 Hemiptera of Oceania Pseudococcidae