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Species Ferrisia virgata - Striped Mealybug

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A review of the Margarodidae sensu Morrison (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and some related taxa based on the morphology of adult males
By Chris Hodgson and Imre Foldi
Zootaxa, Vol. 1263: 1-250, 2006
Chris Hodgson and Imre Foldi, A review of the Margarodidae sensu Morrison (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and some related taxa based on the morphology of adult males, Zootaxa 1263: 1-250 (17 Jul. 2006).

Valuable reference on the males of the following families:

Ortheziidae
Matsucoccidae
Margarodidae
Xylococcidae
Kuwaniidae
Callipappildae
Marchalinidae

Selected scale insect groups in the southern region of the United States
By Douglass R. Miller
Florida Entomologist, 88(4):482-501, 2005

Potential invasive species of scale insects for the USA and Caribbean Basin
By Evans G.A., Dooley J.W.
In: Potential invasive pests of agricultural crops. Peña J.E., ed. CABI International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 320-341, 2013

Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution.
By Michael Kosztarab
Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1996
« Designed to help users of all types with the identification task, this book contains a complete series of keys to guide the user from the correct family to the specific genus and species. Over 340 in-depth descriptions of families, genera, and species are included. Most species descriptions are accompanied by full-page line drawings. Color photographs of 32 common pest species supplement 263 large-scale drawings. »

Phylogeny and higher classification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea)
By Gullan P.J., Cook L.G.
Zootaxa 1668: 413–425, 2007

The Scale Insects of California. Parts 1-3.
By Raymond J. Gill
Sacramento, Calif. : Analysis and Identification Branch, Division of Plant Industry, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, 1988
The three parts (separate publications) are:

The scale insects of California. Part 1, The soft scales (Homoptera:Coccoidea:Coccidae). 1988.

The scale insects of California. Part 2: The minor families (Homoptera:Coccoidea) : Margarodidae, Ortheziidae, Kermesidae, Asterolecaniidae, Lecanodiaspididae, Cerococcidae, Aclerdidae, Kerriidae, Dactylopiidae, Eriococcidae, and Phoenicococcidae. 1993.

The scale insects of California. Part 3: The armored scales (Homoptera:Coccoidea:Diaspididae). 1997.

Recent adventive scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and whiteflies (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) in Florida and the Caribbean region
By Stocks I.
In: Potential invasive pests of agricultural crops. Peña J.E., ed. CABI International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 342-362, 2013

New species of Hemiptera chiefly from California
By Van Duzee, Edward P
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series, 1918
Full text currently at the Biodiversity Heritage Library here:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/64289

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