Coelostomidia zealandica information

Coelostomidia zealandica
	Coelostomidia zealandica female, illustrated by Des Helmore
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Coelostomidiidae
Genus:	Coelostomidia
Species:	C. zealandica
Binomial name
	Coelostomidia zealandica; (Maskell, 1880)
Synonyms
	Coelostoma zealandica Maskell, 1880; Caelostoma zealandicum Maskell, 1884 (typographical error);

Coelostomidia zealandica (common name: great giant scale^[1]) is a scale insect endemic to New Zealand. The female is notably larger and very different in appearance from the small winged male.

^ Morales, C.F. (1991). "Margarodidae (Insecta: Hemiptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 21. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research.

[1] Morales, C.F. (1991). "Margarodidae (Insecta: Hemiptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 21. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research.

Coelostomidia zealandica

Coelostomidia zealandica female, illustrated by Des Helmore
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Coelostomidiidae
Genus:	Coelostomidia
Species:	C. zealandica
Binomial name
*Coelostomidia zealandica* (Maskell, 1880)
Synonyms
Coelostoma zealandica Maskell, 1880 Caelostoma zealandicum Maskell, 1884 (typographical error)