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Genus Parthenolecanium

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Coccoidea (Scales and Mealybugs)
Family Coccidae (Soft Scale Insects)
Genus Parthenolecanium
Remarks
One non-native species in this genus is P. corni
Internet References
UC Davis
OK State U
Contributed by v belov on 14 April, 2011 - 10:10am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 10 January, 2013 - 9:35pm

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