Gray sugarcane mealybug
Dysmicoccus boninsis (Kuwana, 1909)
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The gray sugarcane mealybug (Dysmicoccus boninsis) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 46 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahamas and Barbados.
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Quick facts about the gray sugarcane mealybug
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 46 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the gray sugarcane mealybug live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The gray sugarcane mealybug is listed for 46 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Afghanistan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Cape Verde
- China
- Colombia
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Haiti
- India
- Iran
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
Is the gray sugarcane mealybug endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the gray sugarcane mealybug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyPseudococcidae
- genusDysmicoccus
- SpeciesDysmicoccus boninsis (Kuwana, 1909)
Synonyms Dactylopius boninsis, Dysmicoccus boniansis, Dysmicoccus merrilli, Erium boninense, Erium boninensis, Erium taiwanus, Pseudococcus aegyptiacus, Pseudococcus boninensis, Pseudococcus boninsis, Pseudococcus heterospinus, Pseudococcus zeae, Quadraspidiotus aegyptiacus, Trionymus boninsis, Trionymus kayashimai, Trionymus merrilli, Trionymus taiwanus, Vryburgia graminea
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- بق القصب الرمادى الدقيقىArabic
- piojo grisSpanish
- ogasawara-kona-kaigaramushiroot
- 灰白粉蚧Chinese
- Cochinilla de la caña de azúcarSpanish
- piojo harinoso gris de la caña de azúcarSpanish
- 甘蔗嫡粉介殼蟲Chinese
Relatives of the gray sugarcane mealybug
Other species in the same genus Dysmicoccus.
Pineapple mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Annona mealybug
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes
Walker's mealybug
Dysmicoccus walkeri
Monterey pine mealybug
Dysmicoccus aciculus
Narrow mealybug
Dysmicoccus angustus
Orange-colored mealybug
Dysmicoccus aurantius
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the gray sugarcane mealybug live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the gray sugarcane mealybug for 46 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda and Cape Verde. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the gray sugarcane mealybug?
The gray sugarcane mealybug (Dysmicoccus boninsis) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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