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Superfamily Coccoidea - Scales and Mealybugs

 
 
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Aclerdidae · Asterolecaniidae · Ornate Pit Scale Insects · Soft Scale Insects · Cochineal Insects

Family Aclerdidae
Nipponaclerda biwakoensis Kuwana (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) - Nipponaclerda biwakoensis - female Aclerda holci (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) - Aclerda - female Aclerda holci (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) - Aclerda - female Nipponaclerda biwakoensis Kuwana (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) - Nipponaclerda biwakoensis

Family Asterolecaniidae
Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis Russellapsis pustulans? - Russellaspis pustulans - female Russellapsis pustulans? - Russellaspis pustulans - female

Family Cerococcidae - Ornate Pit Scale Insects
Cerococcus quercus Cerococcus quercus

Family Coccidae - Soft Scale Insects
The Descent of Ceroplastes - Ceroplastes Soft scale on lemon Wax Scales - Ceroplastes soft scale on oak Parthenolecanium - female Pulvinaria Unknown species - Ceroplastes - female Coccidae, Soft Scale, lateral, Is this scale with fungus?

Family Dactylopiidae - Cochineal Insects
Coccidae supplement - Dactylopius Cochineal Bug - Dactylopius scale? - Dactylopius Cochineal insects - Dactylopius - female Dactylopius on Cylindropuntia imbricata? - Dactylopius Please try to identify these wooly creatures found on opuntial stems - Dactylopius Dactylopius Cochineal Insect - Dactylopius

 
 
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