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Palacolecanium Lindinger, 1957, Beitr. z. Ent. 7 : 548. 



A lapsus for Palaeolecanium Sulc. 



Palaeolecanium Sulc, 1908, Ent. Monthly Mag. 44: 36; 1932, Acta 

 Soc. Sci. Nat, Morav. 7 (5) (SignaturaF57) : 47-18. 



type-species: Lecanium bituberculatum Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868, by original 

 designation and monotypy. 



The author established this genus on characters of the male but later, 1932 : 

 47, lowered it to subgeneric status. Lindinger, 1937 : 192, accepted the genus 

 but placed the type-species as a synonym of Coccus costatus Schrank. Borchsen- 

 ius, 1957 : 345, 347, rejected this action and considered the genus valid with type- 

 species as cited above. 



Paleococcus Ferris, 1919, A Contribution to the Knowledge of the 

 Coccidae of Southwestern United States. Stanford Univ. Pubs., 

 Univ. Ser., p. 7. 



A lapsus for Palaeoccccus Cockerell. This spelling has been used by Morrison, 

 1921, Kuwana, 1922a, and others. 



Palinaspis Ferris, 1941, Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America 

 (ser. 3) [v. 3] : SIII-377. 



type-species : Targionia quohogiformis Merrill, 1923, by original designation. 



The author assigned this genus to the Diaspidinae, Aspidiotini. Balachowsky, 

 1949c: 74, compared it with his Rungaspis and, 1959: 354, discussed its rela- 

 tionships. 



Pallulaspis Ferris, 1937, Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America 

 (ser.l) [v.l]:SI-82. 



type-species: Pallulaspis ephedrae Ferris, 1937, by original designation and 

 monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Diaspidini and noted a similarity to 

 Velataspls Ferris. Balachowsky, 1954e: 25, 114, accepted it and assigned Coc- 

 comytilus retamae Hall as a second species. Takahashi, 1957b : 107, recorded it 

 from Japan. 



Palmaricoccus Stickney, 1934, U.S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 404 : 49-51. 



type-species : Palmaricoccus attaleae Stickney, 1934, by original designation. 



The author placed this genus in the Phoenicococcini. Ferris, 1952 : 3, as- 

 signed the name as a synonym of Colobopgga Br6thes, 1912. 



Palmaspis Bodenheimer, 1951, Ent. Ber. 13: 328. 



type-species : AsteroleGomum pKoewAois Rao, 1922, by original designation. 



The author established this genus for Aster olecanium Group II of Russell, 

 1941: 9. Borchsenius, 19G()d : 172, accepted it as restricted to the type-species 

 and noted its closeness to Astcrodiaspis Signoret. 



