A review of neococcid scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) based on the morphology of the adult males Author Hodgson, Chris text Zootaxa 2020 2020-04-16 4765 1 1 264 journal article 22494 10.11646/zootaxa.4765.1.1 8af5a092-f062-48c7-8d7c-f96ae6282bfa 1175-5334 3774174 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C442D94C-0EB4-4509-B762-913707214819 PHOENICOCOCCIDAE Stickney 1934 Type species: Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell by monotypy and original designation. Introduction. This small family includes just the single species, Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell which feeds on date palms. Its relationships are uncertain but it is currently generally accepted that it is either close to the Diaspididae , as found by Vea and Grimaldi (2016) , or actually a member of this family. The adult males were studied by Stickney (1934) and are apterous ( Fig. 57 ).