Coccus | |
---|---|
Coccus hesperidum | |
Scientific classification | |
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.