Asterolecanium pustulans Cockerell 1892
ASTEROLECANIIDAE
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Scientific name: Asterolecanium pustulans
Author: Cockerell 1892
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
pit scale (English)
oleander pit scale
Synonyms: = Asterodiaspis pustulans Cockerell 1892
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Subclass: Pterygota (Winged insects)
Infraclass: Neoptera (Modern, wing-folding insects)
Superorder: Paraneoptera
Order: Hemiptera Linnaeus 1758 (Hemipterans)
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea Handlirsch 1903 (Scales)
Family: Asterolecaniidae Berlese 1898 (Pit scales)
Genus: Asterolecanium Targioni-tozzetti 1868
Species: Asterolecanium pustulans Cockerell 1892
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
http://www.itis.gov
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