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tomentose cochineal scale
Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Lamarck, 1801)
- Common name
- tomentose cochineal scale
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Dactylopiidae
- Genus
- Dactylopius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderSternorrhyncha Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
- infraorderCoccomorpha
- familyDactylopiidae
- genusDactylopius Costa, 1829
- speciesDactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dactylopius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dactylopius confertus De Lotto, 1974 | DactylopiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthococcus tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801) (Lamarck, 1801) | synonym |
| Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791 Lancry, 1791 | synonym |
| Pseudococcus tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801) (Lamarck, 1801) | synonym |
| Coccus cacti silvestris Meunier, 1884 Meunier, 1884 | synonym |
| Coccus tomentosus Lamarck, 1801 Lamarck, 1801 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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New South Wales
Buenos Aires
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Guanajuato
Oaxaca
Nuevo León
Jalisco
Baja California
Delhi
Orissa
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Utah
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
REU
MXC-DF
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- de Lamarck, J.B. (1801) Cochenille. Coccus. In Système des Animaux sans Vertebres. Chez l'auteur, Paris. 300 pp. [in English]Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33WBP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.