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Family Eriococcidae - Felt Scales

Beech Bark Scale - Cryptococcus fagisuga - Cryptococcus fagisuga

Azalea bark scale male - Acanthococcus azaleae - male

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 Eriococcidae (Felt Scales)

Explanation of Names

Eriococcidae Cockerell 1899 [needs confirmation]

Numbers

~90 spp in 10 genera in our area, ~700 spp. in 110 genera worldwide(1)

Identification

Similar to pseudococcids, but body of immature stages is bare or only slightly covered with wax.

Internet References

Taxon page(2)

Works Cited

1.	ScaleNet

2.	Miller D., Rung A., Parikh G., Venable G., Redford A.J., Evans G.A., Gill R.J. (2014) Scale Insects, 2nd ed.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 28 June, 2007 - 3:06pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 19 November, 2023 - 7:51pm

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