Toumeyella | |
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The scale insect Toumeyella mirabilis with protective ants. | |
Scientific classification | |
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 recognized as of August 2021: [1]
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Chionaspis is a genus of scale insect. In 2011 geographical sampling and analysis indicated a number of unnamed species in the genus Chionaspis.
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Hemiberlesia is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Diaspididae. There are at least 30 described species in Hemiberlesia.
Parlatoria is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Diaspididae. There are at least 60 described species in Parlatoria.
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