Maconellicoccus (genus)
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Maconellicoccus hirsutus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author
Jeffrey W. Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
ServicesSource: IPM Images
Author
Jeffrey W. Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
ServicesSource: IPM Images
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 1958
This small genus of mealybugs contains around 10 species which are found in Asia, Australia and Africa. The most important pest species is the polyphagous Maconellicoccus hirsutus. That species appears to be native to southern Asia but has spread to various other regions, being first recorded from Egypt in 1912, Hawaii in 1984 and the Caribbean in 1994.
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
