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Planococcus subterraneus

Status not recordedinsects

Planococcus subterraneus is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: South Africa.

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Quick facts about Planococcus subterraneus

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Planococcus subterraneus 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 subterraneus is listed for 1 country.

South Africa
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. South Africa

Is Planococcus subterraneus 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 subterraneus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPlanococcus
  7. SpeciesPlanococcus subterraneus De Lotto, 1964

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Planococcus subterraneus

Other species in the same genus Planococcus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Planococcus subterraneus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Planococcus subterraneus for 1 country: South Africa. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Planococcus subterraneus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{planococcus_subterraneus_2026,
  title = {Planococcus subterraneus (Planococcus subterraneus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-subterraneus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}