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Aspidiotus destructor

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Aspidiotus destructor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Diaspididae
Genus: Aspidiotus
Species:
A. destructor
Binomial name
Aspidiotus destructor
Signoret, 1869

Aspidiotus destructor, the coconut scale, is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Aspidiotus destructor Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ "Aspidiotus destructor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ "Aspidiotus destructor 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. Vol. 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.