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Multilocular mealybug

Dysmicoccus polymeris Miller & McKenzie, 1971

Status not recordedinsects

The multilocular mealybug (Dysmicoccus polymeris) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the multilocular 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 multilocular mealybug live?

Not recorded

Is the multilocular 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 multilocular mealybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusDysmicoccus
  7. SpeciesDysmicoccus polymeris Miller & McKenzie, 1971

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the multilocular mealybug

Other species in the same genus Dysmicoccus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the multilocular mealybug?

The multilocular mealybug (Dysmicoccus polymeris) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Multilocular mealybug (Dysmicoccus polymeris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/multilocular-mealybug

MLA

“Multilocular mealybug (Dysmicoccus polymeris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/multilocular-mealybug.

BibTeX
@misc{multilocular_mealybug_2026,
  title = {Multilocular mealybug (Dysmicoccus polymeris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/multilocular-mealybug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}