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Long-setae mealybug

Pseudococcus longisetosus Ferris, 1918

Status not recordedinsects

The long-setae mealybug (Pseudococcus longisetosus) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the long-setae 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
Not recorded

Where does the long-setae mealybug live?

Not recorded

Is the long-setae 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 long-setae mealybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPseudococcus
  7. SpeciesPseudococcus longisetosus Ferris, 1918

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long-setae mealybug

Other species in the same genus Pseudococcus.

Cape mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

PseudococcidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the long-setae mealybug?

The long-setae mealybug (Pseudococcus longisetosus) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-setae mealybug (Pseudococcus longisetosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-setae-mealybug

MLA

“Long-setae mealybug (Pseudococcus longisetosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-setae-mealybug.

BibTeX
@misc{long_setae_mealybug_2026,
  title = {Long-setae mealybug (Pseudococcus longisetosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-setae-mealybug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}