Micrococcidae

Micrococcidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Infraorder: Coccomorpha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Micrococcidae
Silvestri, 1939
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Micrococcidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as the Mediterranean scales. There are two genera and eight species.[1] Members of this family are found in Cyprus, Italy [2] and other Mediterranean countries including Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ D. R. Miller, M. E. Gimpel & Alessandra Rung (2005). A systematic catalogue of the Cerococcidae, Halimococcidae, Kermesidae, Micrococcidae, Ortheziidae, Phenacoleachiidae, Phoenicococcidae, and Stictococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the World. Intercept Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84585-001-2.
  2. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Douglass R. Miller & Douglas J. Williams (1993). "Systematic revision of the Family Micrococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea), with a discussion of its relationships, and a description of a gynandromorph" (PDF). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria Filippo Silvestri. 50: 199–247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.