Gallacoccus


Gallacoccus is a genus of the scale insects commonly known as beesoniids. They typically cause galls on their plant hosts. Gallacoccus anthonyae is the type species. Female members of the genus Gallacoccus have only three instars, in contrast to the other beesoniid genera where the females have four.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Gallacoccus:Gallacoccus anthonyae Beardsley, 1971 Gallacoccus heckrothi Takagi, 2001 Gallacoccus secundus Beardsley, 1971 Gallacoccus spinigalla Takagi, 2001