Kuwaniidae

Kuwaniidae is a family of scales and mealybugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 4 genera and about 14 described species in Kuwaniidae.[1][2][3]

Kuwaniidae
Neosteingelia texana nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Infraorder: Coccomorpha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Kuwaniidae
MacGillvray 1921

Genera

These four genera belong to the family Kuwaniidae:

  • Kuwania Cockerell, 1903
  • Neogreenia MacGillivray, 1921
  • Neosteingelia Morrison, 1927
  • Hoffeinsia Koteja, 2008

References

  1. "Kuwaniidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. García Morales, M.; Denno, B. D.; Miller, D. R.; Miller, G. L.; et al. (2019). "ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics". doi:10.1093/database/bav118. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

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