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Pseudococcus meridionalis

Status not recordedinsects

Pseudococcus meridionalis is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

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Quick facts about Pseudococcus meridionalis

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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Pseudococcus meridionalis 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.

Pseudococcus meridionalis is listed for 3 countries.

ArgentinaChileBrazil
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Chile

Is Pseudococcus meridionalis 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 Pseudococcus meridionalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPseudococcus
  7. SpeciesPseudococcus meridionalis Prado, 2011

Synonyms Pseudococcus rubigena

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pseudococcus meridionalis

Other species in the same genus Pseudococcus.

Cape mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Pseudococcus meridionalis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Pseudococcus meridionalis for 3 countries: Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Pseudococcus meridionalis?

Pseudococcus meridionalis (Pseudococcus meridionalis) 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). Pseudococcus meridionalis (Pseudococcus meridionalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudococcus-meridionalis

MLA

“Pseudococcus meridionalis (Pseudococcus meridionalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudococcus-meridionalis.

BibTeX
@misc{pseudococcus_meridionalis_2026,
  title = {Pseudococcus meridionalis (Pseudococcus meridionalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudococcus-meridionalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}