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Aonidiella Tinerfensis
''Aonidiella'' is a genus of scale insects in the family Diaspididae, the armored scale insects. Several species are pests of citrus.Ben-Dov, Y. (2006)Taxonomy of ''Aonidiella yehudithae'' sp. nov. and ''Lindingaspis misrae'' (Laing) comb. nov. with a key to species of ''Aonidiella'' Berlese & Leonardi (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae).''Zootaxa'' 1190, 51-57. Species include: Catalogue of Life, 29 January 2016. *''Aonidiella abietina'' *''Aonidiella araucariae'' *''Aonidiella atlantorum'' *''Aonidiella aurantii'' – California red scale *''Aonidiella bruni'' *''Aonidiella citrina'' – yellow scale *''Aonidiella comperei'' *''Aonidiella crenata'' *''Aonidiella ensifera'' *''Aonidiella eremocitri'' *''Aonidiella eugeniae'' *''Aonidiella godfreyi'' *''Aonidiella gracilis'' *''Aonidiell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scale Insect
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the superfamily Coccoidea due to taxonomic uncertainties. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection. Some species are hermaphroditic, with a combined ovotestis instead of separate ovaries and testes. Males, in the species where they occur, have legs and sometimes wings, and resemble small flies. Scale insects are herbivores, piercing plant tissues with their mouthparts and remaining in one place, feeding on sap. The excess fluid they imbibe is secreted as honeydew on which sooty mold tends to grow. The insects often have a mutualistic relationship with ants, which feed on the honeydew and protect them from predators. There are about 8,000 descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
