Coccus (insect)

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Coccus
Coccus hesperidum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Coccidae
Genus: Coccus
Linnaeus, 1758

Coccus is a genus of scale insects in the family Coccidae. Several species, such as Coccus viridis, a major pest of coffee, are major agricultural pests.[1] The type species is Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus.

Species

Former species

References

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