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Platycoelostoma Morrison, 1923, in Morrison and Morrison, U.S. 

 Natl. Mus. Proc. 62, Art. IT (Xo. 2463) : 34. 



type-species: Coelostoma compression Maskell, 1S92. by original designation 

 and inonotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the group of Alargarodinae including Steingelia 

 Xassanov, Matsueoccus Cockerell, Stomacoccus Ferris, and Kuwania Cockerell, 

 Morrison, 1927: 103, erected a new tribe for it, Platycoelostomini, in the 

 Coelostoniidiinae. 



Platylecanium Cockerell and Robinson, 1915, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 

 Bui. 34 : 427. 



type-species : Neolecanium eriorigenun Cockerell and Robinson, 1915, by 

 original designation. 



The authors presented this genus in the Lecaniinae. 



Platypyga Green, 1918, Aim. Appl. Biol. 4: 232, nomen nudum. 



type-species : Platypyga fagi [Green?], 1918, by monotypy, nomen nudum. 



The name "Platypyga fagi" was presented in a list of coccid species affecting 

 Fagus (Corylaceae) without other information. Hence it is a nomen nudum. 

 Vayssiere., 1926: [351], also presented the name in a host plant list. According 

 to Xeave, 1940, Nomen. Zool. Ill : 800, the name was preoccupied by Illiger's use 

 in the Mammalia in 1811. 



Platysaissetia Cockerell, 1901, Ent. Student 2 : 32. 



type-species: Lecanium (Saissetia) castilloae Cockerell, 1898, by original 

 designation and monotypy. 



The author presented this as a subgenus of Saissetia Deplanche. 



Pluvinaria Shinji, 1935, Zool. Soc. Japan, Tokyo, Dobutsugakn Zasshi 

 47 (566) : 771, 775. 



A lapsus for Pulvinaria Targioni-Tozzetti. 



Polea Green, 1922, The Coecidae of Ceylon. Part Y, p. 462. 



type-species : Pollinia ceylonica Green, 1909, by original designation and 

 monotypy. 



The author placed this genus in the Asterolecaniinae with characters resem- 

 bling Asterolccanium Targioni-Tozzetti. 



Poliaspidoides Goux, 1937, Soc. Ent, de France Bui. 42 : 35. 

 A lapsus for Poliaspoides MacGillivray. 



Poliaspis Maskell, 1880, New Zeal. Inst. Trans, and Proc. (1879) 12: 



293. 



type-species : Poliaspis media Maskell, 1880, by monotypy. 



The author described tins diaspidine genus as very similar to Leucaspis Tar- 

 gioni-Tozzetti. It is accepted by coccid workers as a valid genus. {Balachow- 

 sky, 19o4e: 171, 427, placed it in his Diaspidina, group II, cbionaspiform. 



