Revision of the soft scale genus Paralecanium (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) with the introduction of three new genera and twenty new species Author Chris J. Hodgson Author Douglas J. Williams text Zootaxa 2018 2018-07-05 4443 1 1 162 journal article 29741 10.11646/zootaxa.4443.1.1 fb772898-fe24-438e-9a4a-1a98c5b393a8 1175-5326 1305628 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8CF7D069-783C-4D20-8A10-6987529AB4BE MARIACOCCUS Hodgson & Williams gen. n. Type species: Paralecanium marianum Cockerell, 1902 . Generic diagnosis. As this is a monotypic genus, the species description acts as the generic diagnosis. Name derivation. The generic name Mariacoccus is composed of Maria -, taken from Maria in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, and - coccus , Latin (masculine, meaning a grain or seed), a name commonly used for scale insects.