''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' are destructive to crops and other plants of economic importance such as bamboo and oak, and are therefore considered

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. ''Asterolecanium'' species have been found on at least 37 plant families, most prominently Gramineae (grasses), Palmae (palm trees), and

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(beech trees). Some species prefer a single host, while others feed on multiple host species. Some feed only on a single part of a plant, such as leaves or stems, while others infest the whole plant. Some create pits in their hosts, depending on the susceptibility of the host plant to damage.

Species

*'' Asterolecanium abiectum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium acaciae'' Morrison & Morrison *''

Asterolecanium acutulum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium adjunctum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium amboinae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium boliviae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium borboniae'' Brain *'' Asterolecanium borneese'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium bornmuelleri'' Ruebsaamen *'' Asterolecanium brevispinum'' Brain *''

Asterolecanium brunetae ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium captiosum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium castaneae'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium chinae ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium circulare ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium coffeae ''Asterolecanium coffeae'' or yellow fringed scale is a pit scale insect pest on coffee plants, especially ''Coffea arabica'', throughout tropical Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. In addi ...

'' Newstead, 1911 *''

Asterolecanium conimbrigense ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Saraiva, 1936 *''

Asterolecanium conspicuum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Brain *''

Asterolecanium corallinum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Takahashi, 1908 *''

Asterolecanium delicatum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Green *''

Asterolecanium difficile ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium disiunctum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium distinctum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium elongatum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium epidendri ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of Asterolecaniidae, pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of '' ...

'' (Bouché, 1844) *'' Asterolecanium euphorbiae'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium euryopsis ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Fuller *''

Asterolecanium exiguum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Green *'' Asterolecanium flagellariae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium florum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium fusum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium garciniae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium gemmae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium gilvum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium grandiculum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium greeni'' Marchal *'' Asterolecanium gutta'' Green *'' Asterolecanium hakeae'' Fuller *''

Asterolecanium hilli ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Green *'' Asterolecanium inconspicuum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium ingae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium inlabefactum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium inusitatum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium japonica'' Cockerell, 1900 *'' Asterolecanium javae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium lacrimula'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium largum ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

Asterolecanium rehi ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

'' Rübsaamen, 1902 *'' Asterolecanium robustum'' Green, 1908 *'' Asterolecanium rubrocomatum'' Green *'' Asterolecanium sabalis'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium sanbernardensis'' Hempel *'' Asterolecanium sasae'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium scirrosis'' Russell, 1941 *'' Asterolecanium seabrai'' Saraiva, 1936 *'' Asterolecanium semisepultum'' Russell *'' Asterolecanium simile'' Russell *''

Asterolecanium simplex ''Asterolecanium'' is a genus of pit scale insects. ''Asterolecanium'' is distributed worldwide: species have been found in each of the six biogeographic realms, and nearly all of their respective subregions. Many species of ''Asterolecanium'' ...

References

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