Eriococcus (genus)

Eriococcidae • Sternorrhyncha • Hemiptera • insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

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ants attending a species of Eriococcus, possibly Eriococcus coriaceus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): John Tann
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Eriococcus Targioni Tozzetti, 1868

This genus includes several hundred species of felt scales. The European elm scale (Eriococcus spurius) is native to Europe and has been introduced into the Americas where it causes localized outbreaks on elms.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Eriococcus spurius