Nipaecoccus (genus)
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Nipaecoccus aurilanatus (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service - IPM Images
Source: United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service - IPM Images
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 1945
This genus of mealybugs is widely distributed, especially in warmer regions. It contains more than 40 species. Several are important agricultural pests on fruit trees and other crops. For example, Nipaecoccus viridis is a pest of citrus in Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
The adult females often have a purple colour. Among other characters, the dorsal ostioles are usually reduced, the antennae have 7 segments and the legs are short.
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
