Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal instars and sometimes faecal matter and fragments of the host plant.[1] These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is so robust and firmly attached to the host plant, the scale often persists long after the insect has died.
Some African Diaspididae are attended by ants of genus Melissotarsus. The ants appear to consume the armored scales because Diaspididae are completely naked when ant-attended; the ant nest itself remains completely hidden under the bark of the tree.[2]
^Miller, Douglass R.; Davidson, John A. (2005). Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs (Hemiptera : Diaspididae). Cornell University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-8014-4279-6.
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Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces...
Retrieved 25 April 2024. "Fiorinia fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867) (Diaspididae: Fiorinia)". ScaleNet. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved...
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This is a list of genera in the insect family Diaspididae, the armored scales. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abgrallaspis Acanthaspidiotus...
R. (2024). "Hosts and impacts of elongate hemlock scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): A critical review". Frontiers in Insect Science. 4 (4). Article 1356036...
Moscow. Takagi, Sadao (2002). "One new subfamily and two new tribes of the Diaspididae (Homoptera: Coccoidea)". Insecta Matsumurana. 59: 55–100. v t e...
Fiorinia is a genus of armored scale insects (family Diaspididae) with around 70 species. The species are widely distributed around the world. However...
while the male is heterogametic and missing a sex chromosome. In some Diaspididae and Pseudococcidae, both sexes are produced from fertilized eggs but...
of Fiorinia phantasma (Cockerell & Robinson) Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), with a new synonym". Zootaxa. 4048 (2): 291–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa...
Japanese Island". BBC. Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae), a Scale Insect Pest of Cycads Recently Introduced into Florida. Forrest...
Parlatoria pergandii is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. "Parlatoria pergandii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved...
Parlatoria ziziphi is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. "Parlatoria ziziphi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20...
citrus snow scale, is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. Other common names include the orange chionaspi, orange snow scale,...
throughout southern Canada and much of the United States. It preys on Diaspididae scale insects on blueberry and other shrubs and trees. "Microweisea misella...
Aonidomytilus crookiae is a species of scale insect in the family Diaspididae which are often referred to as "armored scale insects." It is commonly known...
(Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) is a hemipterous insect in the family Diaspididae. It is an agricultural pest as it causes damage and crop losses to many...
there are killed. Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae), a Scale Insect Pest of Cycads Recently Introduced into Florida. Forrest...
Moscow. Takagi, Sadao (2002). "One new subfamily and two new tribes of the Diaspididae (Homoptera: Coccoidea)". Insecta Matsumurana. 59: 55–100. v t e...
Moscow. Takagi, Sadao (2002). "One new subfamily and two new tribes of the Diaspididae (Homoptera: Coccoidea)". Insecta Matsumurana. 59: 55–100. v t e...
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