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Planococcus nigritulus

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Planococcus nigritulus is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Congo - Kinshasa and Tanzania.

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Quick facts about Planococcus nigritulus

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 nigritulus 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 nigritulus is listed for 2 countries.

TanzaniaDem. Rep. Congo
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Congo - Kinshasa
  2. Tanzania

Is Planococcus nigritulus 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 nigritulus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPlanococcus
  7. SpeciesPlanococcus nigritulus De Lotto, 1961

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Planococcus nigritulus

Other species in the same genus Planococcus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Planococcus nigritulus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Planococcus nigritulus for 2 countries: Congo - Kinshasa and Tanzania. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Planococcus nigritulus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{planococcus_nigritulus_2026,
  title = {Planococcus nigritulus (Planococcus nigritulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-nigritulus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}