Parlatoria pergandii

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Parlatoria pergandii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Diaspididae
Genus: Parlatoria
Species:
P. pergandii
Binomial name
Parlatoria pergandii
Comstock, 1881

Parlatoria pergandii is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. [1]

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References

  1. "Parlatoria pergandii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

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