# Pineapple mealybug (*Dysmicoccus brevipes*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/pineapple-mealybug  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus brevipes) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 113 countries, including American Samoa, Angola and Bahamas.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 113 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Pseudococcidae
- genus: Dysmicoccus
- species: *Dysmicoccus brevipes* (Cockerell, 1893)

Synonyms: *Dactylopius ananassae*, *Dactylopius brevipes*, *Dysmicoccus brevipens*, *Dysmioccus brevipes*, *Pseudococcus brevipes*, *Pseudococcus cannae*, *Pseudococcus defluiteri*, *Pseudococcus longirostralis*, *Pseudococcus missionum*, *Pseudococcus palauensis*, *Pseudococcus pseudobrevipes*, *ysmicoccus brevipes*

## Countries on record

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.

American Samoa, Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, and 53 more

## Common questions

### Where does the pineapple mealybug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the pineapple mealybug for 113 countries, including American Samoa, Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh and Barbados. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the pineapple mealybug?

The pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus brevipes) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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