Toumeyella

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Toumeyella
Toumeyella mirabilis with ants.jpg
The scale insect Toumeyella mirabilis with protective ants.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Coccidae
Subfamily: Myzolecaniinae
Genus: Toumeyella
Cockerell, 1895

Toumeyella is a genus of tortoise scales in the subfamily Myzolecaniinae of the true bug family Coccidae.

Species

Species recognized as of August 2021: [1]

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References

  1. "Toumeyella". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 23 August 2021.