Hodgsonicoccus, Vea & Grimaldi, 2015

Vea, Isabelle M. & Grimaldi, David A., 2015, Diverse new scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in amber from the Cretaceous and Eocene with a phylogenetic framework for fossil Coccoidea, American Museum Novitates 2015 (3823), pp. 1-80 : 29

Hodgsonicoccus , new genus

TYPE SPECIES: Hodgsonicoccus patefactus , n. sp., by present designation and monotypy.

OCCURRENCE: Lebanon: North Lebanon: Bchare Mountain. Early Cretaceous.

ETYMOLOGY: The genus is named after Christopher J. Hodgson, who has contributed immensely to our understanding of the adult male morphology of coccoids, especially in the lesser-known families. Gender: masculine.

DIAGNOSIS: As for family.

SPECIES INCLUDED: H. patefactus , n. sp.