Linnaeus and his several descriptions of the scale insectCoccus uvaeursi, now known asEriococcus uvaeursi(Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae)

The felt scale insect Eriococcus uvaeursi (Linnaeus) was first described under the valid binomen Coccus uvaeursi by Linnaeus (1767 Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae, Editio Duodecima Reformata. Tom. I. Pars II. Classis V–VI. Impensis Direct., p 533–1327. Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii. [Soulsby 62] [Google Scholar]), not by Linnaeus (1761 Linnaeus, C. 1761. Fauna Svecica, Sistens Animalia Sveciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes. Editio Altera, Auctior. Sumtu & Literis Direct., 578 pStockholm: Laurentii Salvii. [Soulsby 1153] [Google Scholar]) as listed previously in scale insect literature. The name was made valid by a description of the species by Linnaeus (1759 Linnaeus, C. 1759. Svensk Coccionell.. Kongliga Ventenskaps Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm, 20: 26–30. [Soulsby 1190] [Google Scholar]), a work originally published in Swedish and translated herein into English.