Prorsococcus

Prorsococcus is a genus of mealybug native to Australia. The genus only contains the single species Prorsococcus acanthodus, described by Williams in 1985.[1][2] Prorsococcus acanthodus is regularly attended by the ant Ochetellus flavipes, where they will build them shelters from predators.[3]

Prorsococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Sternorrhyncha
Family:
Pseudococcidae
Genus:
Prorsococcus

Williams, 1985
Species:
P. acanthodus
Binomial name
Prorsococcus acanthodus
Williams, 1985

References
  1. Williams, D.J. (1985). Australian mealybugs (1st ed.). London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 275. ISBN 0-565-00953-2.
  2. Department of the Environment (15 May 2015). "Genus Prorsococcus Williams, 1985". Australian Biological Resources Study (Australian Faunal Directory). Canberra: Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. Morton, S. R.; Christian, K. A. (November 1994). "Ecological Observations on the Spinifex Ant, Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), of Australia's Northern Arid Zone" (PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (4): 309–316. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01235.x.


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