Pityococcidae
Pityococcidae is a family of scales and mealybugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Pityococcidae.[1][2][3]
| Pityococcidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Coccomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Pityococcidae McKenzie 1942 |
Genera
These three genera belong to the family Pityococcidae:
- Desmococcus McKenzie, 1942
- Pityococcus McKenzie, 1942
- † Cancerococcus Koteja, 1988
References
- "Pityococcidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- "Family Pityococcidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- 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.
Further reading
- Bantock, T.; Botting, J. (2013). "British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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