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Planococcus hosnyi

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Planococcus hosnyi is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Quick facts about Planococcus hosnyi

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Planococcus hosnyi 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.

Planococcus hosnyi is listed for 2 countries.

South AfricaZimbabwe
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. South Africa
  2. Zimbabwe

Is Planococcus hosnyi 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 Planococcus hosnyi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPlanococcus
  7. SpeciesPlanococcus hosnyi Ezzat & McConnell, 1956

Synonyms Planococcus hosyni

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Planococcus hosnyi

Other species in the same genus Planococcus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Planococcus hosnyi live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Planococcus hosnyi for 2 countries: South Africa and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Planococcus hosnyi?

Planococcus hosnyi (Planococcus hosnyi) 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). Planococcus hosnyi (Planococcus hosnyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-hosnyi

MLA

“Planococcus hosnyi (Planococcus hosnyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-hosnyi.

BibTeX
@misc{planococcus_hosnyi_2026,
  title = {Planococcus hosnyi (Planococcus hosnyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-hosnyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}