Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Diaspididae. There are at least 150 described species in Lepidosaphes.[1]
| Lepidosaphes | |
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| Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell scale) on tree — an introduced pest insect. At Rock Corral Campground in Milford, Utah, the Western United States | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Subtribe: | Lepidosaphidina |
| Genus: | Lepidosaphes Shimer, 1868 |
See also
References
- "Browse Lepidosaphes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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