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Asteliacoccus

Asteliacoccus is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae, first described by Douglas John Williams in 1985, which currently consists of two species, Asteliacoccus margaretae, and Asteliacoccus zelandigena.

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Asteliacoccus
Asteliacoccus_margaretae coccoon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Asteliacoccus
Williams, 1985
Type species
Asteliacoccus margaretae Williams, 19851

Asteliacoccus is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae, first described by Douglas John Williams in 1985,12 which currently consists of two species, Asteliacoccus margaretae, and Asteliacoccus zelandigena.3

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References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Asteliacoccus Williams, 1985". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  2. Douglas John Williams (1985), Australian Mealybugs, Natural History Museum, pp. 431 [51], Wikidata Q137821284
  3. "Asteliacoccus Williams, 1985". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-01-30.