Ben-Dov, Y. 1976c Lecanium acuminatum Signoret, 1873 (Insecta, Homoptera, Coccidae): request for designation of a neotype under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 2119.. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 32: 256-260.

Notes: Author wanted to ensure the continued application of the name L. acuminatum for the soft scale as it is currently understood by coccidologists.