Coccus (insect)

Coccus
Coccus hesperidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Coccidae
Genus:	Coccus Linnaeus, 1758

Coccus is a genus of scale insects in the family Coccidae. It includes species such as Coccus viridis, a major pest of coffee.^[1]

Species

• Coccus celatus
• Coccus hesperidum
• Coccus pseudomagnoliarum
• Coccus viridis

References

1. ^ T. N. Ananthakrishnan (2004). "Family Coccidae (soft scales, wax scales, tortoise scales)". General and applied entomology (2nd ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 437. ISBN 9780070434356. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KHt-daXqZ-sC&pg=PA437. 

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