Saissetia

Saissetia is a genus of soft scale insects in the family Coccidae. There are at least four described species in Saissetia.[1][2][3]

Saissetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Coccidae
Genus: Saissetia
Deplanche, 1858

Species
  • Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852) (hemispherical scale)
  • Saissetia miranda (Cockerell and Parrott, 1899)
  • Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969
  • Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)

References
  1. "Saissetia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. "Saissetia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. "Saissetia Overview". Encyclopedia 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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