| Parasaissetia nigra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Coccidae |
| Genus: | Parasaissetia |
| Species: | P. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) | |
Parasaissetia nigra is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae. [1]
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