captive pine scale
Desmococcus captivus McKenzie, 1942
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
- Desmococcus captivus McKenzie, 1942
- Name authority
- McKenzie, 1942
- Common name
- captive pine scale
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pityococcidae
- Genus
- Desmococcus
- 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
- familyPityococcidae
- genusDesmococcus McKenzie, 1942
- speciesDesmococcus captivus McKenzie, 1942
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmococcus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmococcus sedentarius McKenzie, 1942 | PityococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- McKenzie, H.L. (1942) New species of pine-infesting Margarodidae from California and southwestern United States (Homoptera; Coccoidea; Margarodidae). (Contribution No. 30). Microentomology, 7.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:352YF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.