Valid Names Results
Cancerococcus Koteja, 1988 (
Pityococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Cancerococcus
Koteja
1988b: 412.
Type species: Cancerococcus apterus Koteja
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
- Cancerococcus
Miller & Gimplel
1999: 215.
.
subsequent use
Notes: Transferred the genus to the Pityococcidae.
Remarks
- Systematics: The type species is fossil male insect embedded in Baltic amber. Originally it was assigned (Koteja, 1988b) to the Eriococcidae. Miller & Gimpel (1999) transferred it to the Pityococcidae. Koteja (1998b; 2000c: 198-199) confirmed the placement in Pityococcidae.
- General Remarks: Definition and characters (of the adult male only) by Koteja (1988b).
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