Family Ortheziidae - Ensign Coccids

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USDA Agricultural Research Service

Identification keys and descriptions of the scales and mealybugs.
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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 25 February, 2008 - 1:26pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Scales and Mealybugs (Coccoidea)

U.S. National Collection of Scale Insect Photographs

This is a collection of over 1,400 images of a large number of scale insect species. The only way to access it, though, is through a query form (under "Search the Collection" on the menu). That's fine if you have a scientific name or family name, but not if you just want to browse the pictures. Fortunately, you can click "Start Search" on the empty search form and it will come up with entries to browse, along with a (belated)"Browse All Records" button.

This is a good source for visual ID if you have a scientific name or you don't mind wading through large numbers of pictures. The classific

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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 26 November, 2005 - 12:57pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Scales and Mealybugs (Coccoidea)

ScaleNet

This is an online database hosted by the USDA which is a collaboration between US and Israeli scientists. It includes classification, nomenclatural history, distribution, hosts, and literature information. It's a good source if you have a scientific name and want authoritative information.

There are a variety of USDA resources in the menu that vary in usefulness and should be dealt with separately, including a photo database and an interactive key to families.

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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 26 November, 2005 - 12:26pm

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Newly emerged cicada

a very friendly newly emerged cicada from the end of summer 2008

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Contributed by Martha Ramirez on 13 June, 2009 - 3:02pm

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Billd's Florida Insect Page.

This is my entomology page with photos and links about insects. I hope you use this page for science and education.

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Contributed by Bill D. on 15 April, 2009 - 12:21pm

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Say--American Entomology

Full title:
American entomology : a description of the insects of North American, with illustrations drawn and colored after nature / by Thomas Say ; edited by John L. LeConte ; with a memoir of the author by George Ord.
A lovely historical work. High resolution scans of individual plates (at the end of each volume) can be downloaded as JPEG2000 files. (Use a utility such as IrfanView to view them or convert them to other formats.) Many of the plates are lovely, and it is fascinating to see the fir

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Contributed by Cotinis on 4 April, 2009 - 11:06pm

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U. of Florida and Dep. of Agriculture Website

Has a lot of information on a lot of bugs.

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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 25 May, 2008 - 4:08pm

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MCZ Type Database @ Harvard Entomology

A Mantis powered search engine of Harvard Entomology's insect images. It currently has over 16,000 images.

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Contributed by Anthony Magee on 23 September, 2007 - 1:20am

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